New anti-Russian sanctions not to affect energy

European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni said that the European Union is developing a new package of anti-Russian sanctions that would be difficult to circumvent.

He stressed that the new restrictions against Russia would not apply to the energy sector.

"We are working on additional packages of sanctions, but to clarify, they do not include the energy sector at the moment. First of all, we are working to limit the ability to circumvent these sanctions," ANSA quotes him as saying.