Sanctions continue on weight of Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24th. H G7 announced new financial sanctions against Russia, while the European Parliament asked today total and direct embargo on Russian coal, oil and gas imports from Russia. Alongside, the The UN Human Rights Council voted in favor of its expulsion with the Kremlin to express its regret for this abortion and to warns that it will “continue to defend its interests by all legal means”.
More specifically, the G7 member countries announced today the imposition of new economic and financial sanctions on Russiasuch as banning any new investment in key sectors in response to the “continuing escalation of the war” in Ukraine.
“We prohibit new investment in key sectors of the Russian economy, including energy,” the seven most industrialized nations said in a statement. They also announced “additional sanctions on the Russian defense sector” as well as “members of the elite and their relatives” who support the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.
Export bans on certain products and sanctions on Russian banks and public companies will also be extended.
Although an embargo on energy imports is not being considered at this stage, the G7 countries want to advance their plans to reduce their dependence on Russian energy, which includes, among other things, the “phasing out of Russian coal”. .
At the same time, the European Parliament (EP) today demanded the imposition of a “total and direct” embargo on coal, oil and gas imports from Russia, with a resolution adopted by 513 votes in favor, 22 against and 19 abstentions.
These sanctions should be accompanied by a plan to secure the EU’s energy supply.as well as a strategy “for the lifting of sanctions in the event that Russia takes steps to restore Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders and withdraw its troops from the territory of Ukraine”, emphasizes the EP resolution.
The EP calls on European leaders to exclude Russia from the G20 and other multilateral bodies, such as the United Nations Human Rights Council, Interpol, the World Trade Organization, UNESCO and others, “which would be an important indication that the international community will not return to the trampled state “.
Furthermore, The EP calls for the exclusion of Russian banks from the SWIFT system, ban all Russian vessels from entering European territorial waters and access to EU ports, and ban road freight to and from Russia and Belarus. MEPs also demanded the seizure of “all assets belonging to Russian officials or oligarchs affiliated with the Putin regime, its representatives or straw men, as well as those linked to the Lukashenko regime in Belarus.”
MEPs condemn atrocities committed by Russian troops in Ukraine, especially in Bukhara, “Which are undoubtedly tantamount to war crimes”, as they have completely or almost completely destroyed Mariupol, Volnovaka and other towns and villages. They emphasize that those who commit war crimes must be held accountable and to this end call for the establishment of a special UN tribunal for crimes in Ukraine.
Parliament reiterates that arms deliveries to Ukraine must be continued and intensified and supports further defense assistance to the Ukrainian armed forces individually by the EU Member States and collectively through the European Peace Facility.
Noting that almost 6.5 million Ukrainian citizens have been internally displaced and more than 4 million have fled the countryDue to the war, MEPs are calling for safe humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from the bombings and to strengthen EU humanitarian aid networks in Ukraine.
Finally, the EP condemns the Russian rhetoric about a possible use of weapons of mass destruction and stresses that any such development would have very serious consequences.
Russia has been expelled from the UN Human Rights Council
At the same time, the UN General Assembly voted to suspend Russia’s participation in the Human Rights Council.
According to the Guardian, about 93 countries voted in favor of the US-led proposal, while 24 countries voted against and 58 countries abstained.
A draft resolution states that the UN General Assembly “suspend the membership rights of a member of the Human Rights Council who commits blatant and systematic violations of human rights».
The United Nations has been able to document the deaths of 1,480 civilians since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
Another 2,195 civilians have been injured, according to Rosemary DiCarlo, a top political and peacebuilding official.
However, Ms. DiCarlo, who spoke to the Security Council on Tuesday, said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights believed that the civilian casualty rate was much higher, as a large number of victims had not yet been reported.
Kremlin ‘regrets’ expulsion of Russia from Human Rights Council – Will continue to defend Russian interests
The Kremlin has expressed regret over Russia’s expulsion from the UN Human Rights Council, warning that Moscow intends to “continue to defend its interests by all legal means”.
“We regret and will continue to defend our interests by all legal means and justify them,” said Dmitry Peshkov, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with Sky News.
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