The pressure on Moscow is mounting with more punishments for the banking sector and a ban on the broadcasting of four television channels
European countries continue to increase pressure on Russia. The Twenty-Seven reached an agreement on Thursday to approve the ninth package of sanctions against Russia, which includes 200 blacklisted people and entities for their involvement in the war in Ukraine, and will limit Moscow’s access to drones, one of the most weapons used by his army in recent weeks.
“Russia continues to sow death and devastation in Ukraine. It deliberately attacks civilians and civilian infrastructure and tries to paralyze the country at the beginning of winter,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the presentation of the sanction proposal. And tonight the agreement was finally reached at ambassadorial level to carry out the new set of sentences in Moscow.
This ninth round also includes more sanctions against Russian banks, export controls and measures to curb the Kremlin’s propaganda. The main purpose of these sanctions is to curb Russia’s military capabilities, with restrictions on the export to Russia of dual-use civilian and military goods, such as chemicals and electronic or computer components that can be used for war purposes.
Among the new people sanctioned are several leaders of the armed forces, members of the State Duma and the Council of the Russian Federation. “These are key figures in deliberate attacks against civilians in Russia, in addition to the kidnapping of Ukrainian children and the theft of agricultural products,” explains von der Leyen.
As for measures to curb Russian propaganda, the EU wants to block the signal of four Russian television channels on its territory from broadcasting messages from the Kremlin.
Source: La Verdad
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