The EU agreed on another package of sanctions against Russia

The new package of restrictions includes an embargo on gold,but does not affect energy supplies

The EU countries have agreed on another package of sanctions against RUSSIA, said Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. His words are quoted by Portfolio.hu.

In particular, 48 citizens, including one deputy prime minister and several heads of regions, and nine companies were subject to restrictions. The new package also includes an opportunity for Sberbank to fulfill obligations to former clients in Hungary.

In addition, the European Union will impose an embargo on gold and tighten trade in dual-use goods, further restrict government purchases and accept deposits, and prohibit the provision of accounting, auditing and tax advisory services. Earlier, Politico, citing a draft European Commission document, wrote that Brussels excluded jewelry from the embargo on Russian gold.

At the same time, the new restrictions do not affect energy supplies and Gazprombank. At the end of March, Russia transferred payments for gas into rubles for "unfriendly" countries, including members of the European Union. They must pay for supplies through Gazprombank.

Szijjártó said earlier that the EU countries are negotiating with Russia to redirect the purchased gas through the Turkish Stream due to the uncertainty with the Nord Stream.

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On July 15, the EC proposed new measures to strengthen the effectiveness of sanctions already applied against Russia. REUTERS called them the "sixth and a half" package of restrictions, which included a ban on the import of Russian gold.

Prior to this, it was assumed that the embargo would be included in the seventh package of EU sanctions against Russia.

The last time the European Union imposed sanctions against Russia was in early June. Then the EU countries refused to import Russian oil by sea, leaving the supply of pipeline raw materials. Among other restrictive measures, disconnection from the SWIFT payment system of three more credit institutions - Sberbank, Moscow Credit Bank and Rosselkhozbank.

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Moscow has repeatedly criticized the West's imposition of sanctions against Russia. She assured that she would "handle" in the confrontation with the Western world, and connected the rise in energy prices and inflation in Western countries with the consequences of restrictions.