EU diplomats on Thursday approved a new package of sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, including a ban on Russian gold imports and an asset “freeze” of Russia’s biggest bank, Sberbank.
Russia’s foreign ministry has denounced new European Union sanctions against Moscow as “illegal” and warned they would have “catastrophic effects” on security and sectors of the global economy.
EU diplomats on Thursday approved a new package of sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, including a ban on Russian gold imports and an asset “freeze” of Russia’s biggest bank, Sberbank.
“The European Union continues to be driven to a dead end with enviable persistence,” said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, denouncing the new measures. “The devastating effects of EU sanctions on various sectors of the global economy and on security … are becoming increasingly apparent,” he argued.
Zakharova noted that the EU27 had proposed easing some of the previous sanctions in an effort to safeguard global food security, and said Moscow hoped this would create favorable conditions for the unhindered export of grain and fertilizer.
“Unfortunately, we know that there is a huge gap between the declared intentions of the EU and what it actually does,” he added.
RES-EMP
View the news feed and get the latest news.
