Russia Hits Back At EU Sanctions, Expands Entry Ban List | World News
Moscow: Russia, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that Russia has expanded the list of entry prohibitions mainly targeting European authorities in response to the last 17th and 18th sanction package of the European Union. The European Union Council approved the 17th and 18th sanctions packages in Russia on May 20 and 18, respectively on the full -scale occupation of Ukraine.
“In response to these hostile actions, Russia significantly expanded the list of officials from European institutions, EU member states and a series of European countries that follow the anti-Russian policy of Russia to enter Russia to enter 114-FZ on the procedure of entering and entering the Russian Federation since August 15, 1996.”
According to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they are among the efforts to participate in the presentation of bilateral use products to Ukraine, to prevent the territorial integrity of our country and to prevent the movement of Balggars.
He also stated that the black list also included state institutions of EU countries and other European countries, who were persecuted for the allegations of “illegal arrests” and participating in the abolition of people from Ukraine.
In addition, the prohibition was expanded to employees to create a “court” against Russian leadership, to seize Russian state assets and to use the profit for the benefit of the Kiev regime; Behind the sanctions against Russia trying to harm Russia’s relations with other countries; Members of the academic community known for their civil society activists and especially anti -Russian rhetoric; The Russian Foreign Ministry told the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs of MPs from EU countries and members of the European Parliament who voted for anti -Russian decisions and invoices.
In addition, the ministry claimed that Moscow’s policy “hostile anti -Russian actions cannot affect”. “Russia will continue to maintain a policy aimed at defending its national interests and a new, fair world order.”
He also stressed that “more decisions by the European Union will be met with a timely and appropriate response”.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the implementation of sanctions continues to create unilateral restrictions on Russia, which is illegal in terms of international law and weakens the privileges of the UN Security Council “.
The EU’s 18th sanction package on Russia launched more than 50 people and presence on the blacklist. Sanctions affected 22 Russian banks, Nord Stream gas pipelines and Russian Rosneft Company’s oil refinery in India. The price limit for Russian oil was reduced from $ 60 per barrel to $ 47.60, while EU prohibited imports of oil products made of Russian oil.
