EU authorities are “changing focus” from introducing new sanctions against Russia to monitoring compliance with measures already taken, writes Politico. According to the publication, the change in approach is primarily due to growing pressure from many European countries, except for Poland and the Baltic states.
EU Special Envoy for Sanctions David O’Sullivan told the publication: “In some respects, a structural adjustment is needed. [ограничений]”. The special envoy noted that the adoption of the ten sanctions packages was a “huge achievement”, and now the task of the EU is to monitor their implementation.
At the same time, as the newspaper notes, diplomats from more than ten EU countries warned the authorities of the union that new sanctions could cause more damage to the EU countries than to Russia. In particular, European states need Russian fertilizers needed to keep world food prices down, rare earth elements for the automotive industry, radioactive isotopes for pharmaceutical companies, uranium rods for nuclear power plants, titanium for aircraft manufacturers and other important raw materials.
Source: Rosbalt
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