The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed to prepare the seventh package of sanctions after the sixth

Eva-Maria Liimets

After the adoption of the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, the European Union should start preparing the seventh package, said Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets, local ERR TV channel reports.

“Now the European Union has demonstrated exceptional unity in adopting new sanctions. And now, when we are accepting the sixth sanctions package, it is very important that we immediately start moving forward after that,” Liimets said.

She clarified that the new sanctions should affect those sectors of the Russian economy on which the EU member states have not yet been able to agree. “The most important thing is that after the adoption of the sixth sanctions package, we would start moving towards the seventh package of sanctions,” the head of the Estonian Foreign Ministry emphasized.

Politico learned the details of the sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia Politics

According to Bloomberg, Politico, NBC, The New York Times and other media, the sixth package of sanctions will include a ban on Russian oil imports . In addition, the sixth round of sanctions may include the disconnection of Sberbank and some other large banks from the SWIFT system, a ban on broadcasting in the EU of three large Russian state channels.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell argued that the new sanctions would target those spreading "disinformation".

The measures must be approved by the EU Council, the next meetings are scheduled for May 10 and 16.

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