EU adopts 12th package of sanctions against Russia
Today, on 18 December, the European Union has enacted the 12th package of sanctions against Russia.
According to Censor.NET, citing RBC-Ukraine, this was reported on the EU website.
"In this 12th package, we propose a powerful set of new lists and economic measures that will further weaken the Russian military machine. Our message is clear, as I said when I chaired the informal Foreign Affairs Council in Kyiv: we remain unwavering in our commitment to Ukraine and will continue to support its fight for freedom and sovereignty," said European diplomat Josep Borrell.
As noted, a ban is imposed on the direct or indirect import or transport of diamonds from Russia. This ban applies to diamonds originating in Russia, diamonds exported from Russia, diamonds in transit through Russia and Russian diamonds processed in third countries.
The ban also applies to jewellery with Russian diamonds.
In addition, 29 organisations supporting Russia's military-industrial complex in its war against Ukraine were added to the sanctions list. Some of them belong to third countries and are involved in circumventing trade restrictions, or are Russian organisations involved in the development, production and supply of electronic components for the Russian military-industrial complex.
The ban on transit for dual-use goods and technologies exported from the EU to third countries via Russia has been extended.
Stricter rules will also be introduced for the implementation of oil price caps. In addition, a strengthened information exchange mechanism will allow for better identification of vessels and organisations engaged in deceptive activities, such as ship-to-ship transfers.
The Council decided to introduce rules for notifying the sale of tankers to any third country to make their sale and export more transparent. This includes second-hand vehicles that could be used to evade the ban on imports of Russian crude oil or oil products and the G7 price cap.
Today's decision adds Switzerland to the list of partner countries applying a set of restrictive measures on imports of iron and steel from Russia.
In addition to the economic sanctions, the Council decided to add a significant number of additional individuals and entities to the list.
