La Vanguardia learned about the absence of atom and diamonds in the new EU sanctions

New sanctionsEU vs. RUSSIA could be announced on February 24th. According to La Vanguardia, the EU countries were unable to agree on restrictions on the nuclear sphere and the import of diamonds - Hungary, France,

The new package of EU sanctions against Russia will not affect the nuclear sector or the import of diamonds, according to the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, citing Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko.

According to her, Hungary, France, Bulgaria and Belgium oppose measures against the Russian nuclear industry or the diamond business. In turn, the Baltic countries, especially Lithuania, on the contrary, insist on restrictions, the politician pointed out.

In addition to new trade restrictions that will affect about 47 electronic components needed to create missiles, drones and helicopters, the document under discussion provides for measures to prevent sanctions evasion and improve control over their application, reminds La Vanguardia.

REUTERS found outthat the EU again failed to agree on the tenth package of sanctions Politics

Details of the new EU sanctions package were previously published by BLOOMBERG, citing sources among European officials. According to the agency, the EU countries intend to impose sanctions against Alfa-Bank, Rosbank and Tinkoff Bank, as well as ban Russian citizens from holding positions in European infrastructure companies. Reuters wrote that the EU could ban more "Russian propaganda media" and exclude more Russian banks from the SWIFT interbank information transfer system.

The HEAD of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, indicated that new restrictive measures could be introduced by February 24, the anniversary of the start of the special operation in Ukraine.

The Russian Foreign Ministry calls the sanctions illegitimate, and President Vladimir Putin  calls them insane and thoughtless. In his opinion, the calculation of Western countries for the collapse of the Russian economy did not materialize.

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