The EU will prepare new sanctions against the Russian financial system

The EU will prepare new sanctions against the Russian financial system
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As the head of the French Ministry of Finance noted, the sanctionsaffect the European economybut the EU is ready to "pay this price" Bruno Le Maire

Евросоюз решил подготовить новые санкции против финансовых институтов России, заявил министр финансов Франции Брюно Ле Мэр, передает BFMTV.

«Эти санкции повлияют и на нашу экономику, — признал он, — но на кону наши ценности свободы, и у них есть цена. Мы готовы заплатить эту цену».

Ле Мэр не уточнил, когда санкции будут введены.

Reuters learned the details of the third package of EU sanctions against Russia Politics

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg announced that the EU will freeze the accounts of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. They will not be banned from traveling to Europe in order to preserve the possibility of negotiations.

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