Next package of EU sanctions against Russian Federation will be most severe, - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland expects that the next package of EU sanctions against Russia will be the most severe.
This was stated by the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Pavel Jablonskyi, Censor.NET reports with reference to Euro Integration.
Permanent Representative of Poland to the EU Andrzej Sados said earlier that the work in Brussels on the 10th package of EU sanctions against Russia and another against Belarus has slowed down. The European Commission has not yet proposed new restrictions. "Poland is disappointed by the lack of proposals from the commission." - said Sadosh.
Jablonski said the diplomatic process was ongoing and that Poland hoped the adopted package would be "as strict and tough as possible." According to him, the previous packages of sanctions covered more and more industries and spheres, after which it became clear that "new ways of circumventing sanctions are constantly appearing."
"Today we are focusing on sealing this process, that is, that any entity that is involved in circumventing sanctions (...) will also be subject to these sanctions. This is the direction in which we are moving now, this is what currently being discussed in Brussels". - he said.
Asked if Hungary is a brake on the introduction of new sanctions, he said that "unfortunately, there are even more brakes." "There are countries that would very much like to appear as if they always stand up for values, always oppose aggression, they go very far in their declarations, but when it comes to concrete decisions, this determination is already weakening and this freedom, of course, is becoming much more , much less." - he said.
Yablonsky estimated that there are always certain interest groups that try to dilute and weaken sanctions in order to continue making money from business related to Russia. He added that there is always some compromise at the end of the process when forming sanctions packages.
The latest, ninth package of EU sanctions was adopted in December. Although the member states, which are in favor of strengthening the sanctions policy against Russia, were not completely satisfied with this decision, its adoption was due to the belief that at the end of the year, the EU should demonstrate unity on this issue. As a result, some countries agreed to make concessions and give up some of their demands in order to reach a consensus.
As reported, on Wednesday the EU ambassadors approved the extension of all economic sanctions applied by the European Union against the Russian Federation for its aggression against Ukraine for the next 6 months.
