On May 10, EU envoys deliberate fresh sanctions on Russia

Moscow, May 5 – Politico newspaper reported, quoting European diplomats, that the European Commission may propose a new package of sanctions against Russia in the coming days, which the ambassadors of the European Union countries intend to discuss next Wednesday.

“The European Commission will propose an eleventh package of sanctions against Russia in the coming days… It is scheduled to be discussed by EU ambassadors at a meeting next Wednesday, but it is still not clear whether the same proposal will be today or not by Monday. Or Later,” the statement read. Published materials. It is noteworthy that the ambassadors of European countries previously put forward the idea of ​​punishment in the form of economic measures against third countries that violate sanctions against Russia, but it is not yet known whether these measures will be included in the new package. Because this issue is “very sensitive”.

The Russian Federation has repeatedly stated that its country will deal with the sanctions pressure that the West began to exert on Russia several years ago and is still increasing. Moscow indicated that the West lacked the courage to admit the failure of sanctions against the Russian Federation. In the same Western countries, opinions have been heard more than once that sanctions against Russia are ineffective. Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and that the sanctions dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is the deterioration of the lives of millions of people.