According to European diplomatic sources who spoke to the Athens Agency, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, is not on the blacklist of sanctions, following a refusal by Hungary.
Without the Russian Patriarch, Cyrilthe 6th package of sanctions against Russia was approved today by the Permanent Representatives of the EU member states who met in Luxembourg.
According to a statement from the French Presidency of the EU, the 6th package of sanctions will be adopted by the Council by written procedure and will be published tomorrow in the Official Journal of the EU.
The 6th package of sanctions provides, inter alia, for members of the Russian military apparatus linked to the Bucharest “massacres” and industrial and technological entities linked to Russia’s aggression, as well as to oligarchs and Russian propaganda agents and members of their families.
According to European diplomatic sources who spoke to the Athens Agency, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, is not on the blacklist of sanctions, following a refusal by Hungary.
With the approval of the 6th package of sanctions, the ban on oil imports from Russia by sea is also approved. In line with German and Polish decisions, the embargo will reduce Russian oil imports to the EU by 92% by the end of 2022, the French EU presidency said. of Russian oil, through pipelines “, says the French presidency.
In addition, it is planned to disconnect three Russian banks, including Sberbank, from the international financial system Swift, as well as to disconnect a Belarusian bank.
It is also provided:
- The extension of the ban on exports to Russia, mainly of chemical products and high-tech goods.
- The ban on the provision of services in the oil sector of Russia.
- The ban on three Russian state-owned media outlets involved in the dissemination of Russian propaganda.
- The ban on providing consulting services to Russian businessmen.
