The EU is thinking about limiting exports to third countries because of Russia

The EC proposes "as a deterrent" to create a legal possibility to limit supplies from the EU to third countries. If that's not enough, Brussels could block exportscertain products

The European Commission believes that the European Union should be able to restrict the EXPORT of goods to third countries as part of the fight against circumvention of sanctions against RUSSIA, DPA reports. According to him, the EC sent this proposal for the 11th package of restrictive measures against Moscow to the member countries of the association on the eve of May 5.

According to the initiative, to begin with, a legal possibility will be created to restrict supplies from the EU to third countries “as a deterrent”. If this measure is not enough, at the next stage, Brussels may block the export of certain products, primarily goods that can be used for both civilian and military purposes. The agency cites night vision devices as an example.

According to the DPA, representatives of 27 EU member states will discuss the proposal of the European Commission with the HEAD of the EC Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday, May 10. Brussels expects to adopt a new package of sanctions this month. In addition to export controls, it should include restrictions on people and organizations supporting military action in Ukraine . Von der Leyen said earlier that the new package would be aimed at combating circumvention of measures already introduced against Moscow.

At the end of April, the Financial Times reported that the EU is considering imposing export restrictions on states that re-export sanctioned products to Russia. According to the newspaper, Brussels will first develop a legal framework that will allow products and countries of concern to be identified without naming them. After a warning, the EU will be able to add the names of products and destinations to those subject to export control. The newspaper noted that not all EU member states support the proposal, especially given the geopolitical implications of restricting trade with countries that are not directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine.

According to the FT, the proposal comes after months of attempts by Brussels to convince Turkey and the UAE, as well as the countries of Central Asia, to take tougher measures to prevent circumvention of sanctions against Russia. According to the DPA, EU experts recently confirmed that Turkey is "strongly responding" to signs of evading restrictions.

In April , BLOOMBERG reported that the G7 was discussing the introduction of an almost complete ban on the export of goods to Russia, the United States is considering such a possibility . Now under the ban on the supply of sanctioned goods, and the idea discussed by the "Seven" provides for a ban on the export of any goods, except for those categories for which an exception will be made. According to the FT, this was opposed by the European Union and Japan .

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As Bloomberg wrote in early May, the United States, Europe and other key allies of Ukraine are discussing a ban on the transit of many goods through Russian territory, which ones are not specified. According to the agency, Western countries want to focus on combating restrictions on the supply of technology and goods used for military purposes to Russia.

The Russian authorities consider the sanctions against Moscow illegal. The Kremlin and Foreign Ministry say that Western countries are putting pressure on other countries because of the restrictions. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that in the event of a complete ban on exports to Russia, the crisis in the global economy would accelerate.