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The EU plans to lift some of the sanctions on Russian banks to facilitate the export of food and fertilizers, Reuters reports. It is noted that sanctions can be lifted from banks VTB, PSB, VEB, Sovcombank, Novikombank, as well as …
At a scheduled meeting in Brussels on Monday, the EU foreign ministers agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia, which does not contain additional restrictions on energy supplies, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic …
The West’s reaction to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s potential participation in the fall’s G20 summit should not undermine the group’s work, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday. "The Indonesian …
The European Union is ready to explore the possibility of imposing a ban on the import of Russian gold, but it is important that sanctions do not harm the EU economy. This was announced on Sunday by European Council President Charles Michel …
Germany faces certain recession if faltering Russian gas supplies stop completely, an industry body warned, and Italy said it would consider offering financial backing to help companies refill gas storage to avoid a deeper crisis in winter, …
Buying food from Russia is not prohibited, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday as he arrived for the EU foreign ministers talks in Luxembourg. "Our sanctions do not target food, do not target …
The pumping of Ukraine with weapons directly leads to a confrontation between Russia and the US, Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said. “The short-sightedness of the United States is also seen in the …
The reduction in natural gas supplies from Russia has forced Europe to use stocks created for consumption during the peak winter season, Bloomberg reports. Inventories in Europe's underground gas storage facilities have fallen for …
EU’s participation in the Greater Eurasian Partnership is possible, if it changes its ideology, used to be known as "colonial, imperialist," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin said at a meeting within the St. …
The plan to crush Russia's economy by imposing an oil and gas embargo has failed as Moscow gets a high income from the sale of fossil fuels, the Turkish newspaper Star gazete writes. "The West's plans to put Russia in a …
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Joseph Borrell said that Russia would not disappear, and therefore the EU should learn to coexist with Russia. Borrell believes that Europe needs to define a clear plan of …
Russia has no plans of creating an "Iron Curtain," this is something being done by the European Union, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. "Rest assured, there will be no Iron Curtain, at least from …
EU ambassadors approved the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which also provides for a partial postponed oil embargo, a source in the EU Council told reporters in Brussels on Thursday. "There is a decision of the …
The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, should be included in the sanctions list for supporting the special military operation in Ukraine, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said ahead of an EU …
EU leaders negotiated the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which includes, in particular, partial embargo on import of Russian oil and cutting Russia’s Sberbank of the SWIFT international payment system, European Council President …
The Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union, or Coreper, has failed to reach a compromise on a light version of the oil embargo against Russia, a source in the EU institutions in …
The European Union froze some 10 billion euros worth of assets belonging to Russian businessmen as part of its sanctions over the situation in Ukraine, the DPA news agency said on Wednesday, citing data from the European Commission. …
The sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia is blocked, European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednesday in an interview with Rai News 24 TV channel. "We adopted five packages of sanctions very quickly and …
The European Union is reaching its limits with sanctions against Russia, an EU diplomat told EURACTIV after the end of the EU foreign ministers meeting on Monday. “If there was such a mess with Russia’s oil, …
The EU will have to spend close to €200bn in the next five years to secure energy independence from Russia, according to draft plans that set out aggressive targets in areas such as clean energy and lowering consumption. A draft of …
