EU authorities warned Russia about the right to respond to new sanctions

The HEAD of the European Council, Charles Michel, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, issued a joint statement condemning the restrictions imposed by Russia on eight officials and representatives of official structures of the European Union. it is published on the website of the European Commission.

“This decision is a clear demonstration of how the Russian Federation has chosen to confront the EU instead of agreeing to correct the negative trajectory of our bilateral relations. The EU reserves the right to take appropriate action in response to the decision of the Russian authorities,” the statement said. Russia's decision is called unacceptable and legally unjustified.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia also issued a statement in connection with the publication of the black list by Russia - two citizens of this country also fell under sanctions . “We consider this frankly unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will not leave such an action without an appropriate reaction, ”the statement says.

One of the authors of the statement by the EU authorities, Speaker of the European Parliament David Sassoli, was also blacklisted, which was published today by the Russian Foreign Ministry. In addition to it, the following were subject to restrictions: