EU extends sanctions against Crimea and Sevastopol for a year

The European Union for a year (until June 23, 2022) extended sanctions against Crimea and Sevastopol, according to the website of the European Council.

Restrictive measures currently in place include targeted EU imports of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol, as well as infrastructure or financial investments and tourism services in Crimea or Sevastopol.

The restrictions also cover the EXPORT of certain goods and technologies to Crimean companies or for use in Crimea in the transport, telecommunications and energy sectors or exploration and production of oil , gas and mineral resources.

The first economic sanctions against Crimea were introduced in June 2014. At that time, imports to the EU of more than 250 items of Crimean goods were banned, including mineral minerals, hydrocarbons, sea water and SALT solutions. Later they expanded several times. In the fall of 2020, the EU added to the sanctions list two people and four legal entities that participated in the construction of the Crimean bridge.

In March 2014, a referendum was held in Crimea, in which the majority of the inhabitants of the peninsula supported joining RUSSIA. Ukraine and a number of Western countries do not recognize the results of the vote and consider what happened to be "annexation." The Russian authorities have repeatedly stated that the issue of Crimea is historically closed.