Restrictions against the production of drones are planned to be included in the 13th package of EU sanctions against Russia.
What sanctions will be included in the new package of restrictions for Russia
The head of the German Foreign Ministry, Annalena Baerbock, before the Council of Foreign Ministers of the EU meeting in Brussels on February 19, talked about the new sanctions package.
We are currently in the process of adopting the thirteenth package of sanctions, particularly regarding the issue of drones. We are on the last meters.
Annalena Burbok
Germany’s MFA chief
She emphasised that sanctions against Russia "need to be further strengthened."
According to Baerbok, the full-scale invasion of Ukraine "awakened Europe from a deep slumber in terms of security policy."
Two years ago, we woke up in a different world. In a world where the Russian president wanted to use brute force to turn Ukraine, a sovereign, free country, into a Russian province. He achieved the opposite. Two years later, Ukraine not only continues to defend freedom and democracy, but has also advanced more than ever on the way to joining the European Union, said Baerbok.
EU sanctions against the Russian Federation: what is known
Earlier, Reuters reported, citing its sources, that after adopting the 13th package of sanctions, the European Commission will quickly propose the 14th package, which may include new import bans.
Despite calls from some EU countries to ban more Russian exports in a new package of sanctions, such as aluminum, the European Commission has proposed a package it hopes will spark minimal debate among member states in order to be quickly adopted.
The package contains restrictions for hundreds of Russian legal entities and individuals. The list of Russian companies to which EU firms cannot sell goods has also been expanded into dual-use technology .
Brussels believes there are few issues left on which EU countries could reach a unanimous agreement, as sanctions on Russian nuclear fuel and liquefied natural gas are not currently under consideration.
