In addition, the import of Russian coal and rubber will be banned. The EU will also ban the export of semiconductors and high-tech equipment to Russia, reports Reuters
The European Commission intends to propose new sanctions against Russia, which provide for the closure of borders for Russian cargo carriers, a ban on coal imports and measures against “oligarchs” and their family members, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.
A Reuters source familiar with the situation said that the import restriction will affect coal, as well as rubber and a number of other goods worth EUR 9 billion per year. The agency also reports a ban on Russian trucks entering the EU, but it will not affect the transportation of energy, food and medicines.
The EU will ban the export to Russia of semiconductors and high-tech equipment, technologies for the production of LNG for €10 billion per year, the agency’s source said. Transactions with VTB and three other Russian banks that were previously disconnected from SWIFT will also be banned (in March, Russia, Otkritie, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Sovcombank and VEB.RF were also disconnected from the system). Several dozen Russians, including politicians and “oligarchs”, will be added to the blacklist, Reuters reported.
French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Bon said that the inclusion of Russian coal and oil in the sanctions package is being discussed, Politico reports. “I cannot judge prematurely, because [all] 27 [countries] are needed to exert influence, but I think we can quickly impose sanctions on these two sectors,” he said. According to him, decisions will be made in the coming days.
CNBC previously reported that the new, fifth EU sanctions package against Russia will include restrictions on aircraft leasing, export and import of aviation fuel, steel products and luxury goods.
The European Union has decided to tighten sanctions against Russia due to reports from the Ukrainian authorities about the discovery of dead residents in the city of Bucha, Kiev region. The Russian Defense Ministry called the photos and videos, which, according to Kiev, show the bodies of killed civilians, a provocation, noting that the Russian military left the city on March 30. The Kremlin also said that the published materials are fake and forgery.
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