EU – Informal Foreign Affairs Council: Strengthening sanctions against Russia – on the table and cryptocurrencies

The issues that were discussed, the decisions and disagreements of the EU Member States who today participated in the Foreign Affairs Council in Copenhagen were reported by the EU’s High Representative on Foreign Policy, Kaya Kalas, at the press conference. On the issue of Ukraine, Foreign Ministers agreed to step up pressure on Russia, that is, to impose more and targeted sanctions, which, as pointed out, have already shown results, “depriving Russia tens of billions of euros to fund the war,” he said. In addition, new import bans and duties on Russian products, as well as secondary penalties are being considered, and cryptocurrencies, as revealed by EU High Policy Representative. Regarding frozen Russian assets, there are strong discussions, with disagreements between EU Member States over their further management. The Council discussed issues of the Middle East. With regard to Iran, as the […]
Source: News Beast

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