The European Union approved the 10th package of sanctions against Russia, follows from a statement on the website of the European Council.
The package includes, in particular, restrictive measures against 121 individuals and legal entities. Also, as part of the sanctions, broadcasting of the Arabic services of RT and Sputnik Arabic in the EU is prohibited. The blacklist includes seven companies from Iran that produce drones and are allegedly linked to Russia.
In addition, under the new European sanctions fell: critical technologies and industrial goods, including electronics, specialized vehicles, spare parts for cars and jet engines, as well as goods for the construction sector, “which can be sent to the Russian military, such as antennas or taps”; dual-use goods, including electronic integrated circuits and thermal imaging cameras. Also, the transit through Russia of dual-use goods exported from the EU is completely prohibited; sanctions have affected Russian bitumen and synthetic rubber – the import of these goods to the EU countries is now prohibited; in addition, the EU countries imposed a ban on the provision of gas storage facilities (with the exception of some LNG facilities) and banned Russian citizens from holding any positions in the governing bodies of critical EU organizations.
The sanctions list also includes three Russian banks, but their names do not appear in the document. Clarifications are promised to be published soon in the official journal of the EU.
Source: Rosbalt
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