The EU again failed to agree on sanctions against Russia

EU countries failed to agree on new sanctions for the third timev. RUSSIA over disagreements over rubber imports and "reporting obligations," REUTERS writes.Restrictive measures were planned to be taken by February 24

EU ambassadors failed to agree on the tenth package of sanctions against Russia on February 23, Reuters reports citing diplomatic sources. According to them, discussions on a new package of sanctions will continue on February 24.

Earlier, on February 15, the ambassadors of the EU countries were unable to agree on the tenth package of sanctions against Russia because of the need for synthetic rubber. On February 22, no agreement was reached due to disagreements over "reporting obligations."

At the same time, Reuters notes that due to the resistance of countries such as Hungary, Bulgaria, France and Belgium, the bloc will not yet limit cooperation with the Russian nuclear industry or stop diamond imports.

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The preparation of the tenth package of sanctions against Russia in January was confirmed by the HEAD of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. She said that it would be aimed at closing loopholes in the measures already taken and contained €11 billion in EXPORT restrictions.

BLOOMBERG, citing sources, wrote that the EU plans to impose sanctions against Alfa-Bank, Rosbank and Tinkoff Bank. At the same time, according to Politico, an attempt by Brussels to agree on sanctions against the Russian nuclear industry failed, disagreements between the EU countries also caused a proposal to ban the import of synthetic rubber from Russia, the newspaper wrote.

The Spanish La Vanguardia wrote that the EU also failed to agree on sanctions against the import of Russian diamonds. According to the newspaper, the Baltic countries insisted on this, "especially Lithuania."

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The Russian authorities criticize the sanctions imposed by the West and call them illegal. President Vladimir Putin called the restrictions crazy and thoughtless.