More than 1,600 people and companies will be sanctioned
Нові обмеження мають поширитися приблизно на 1,646 individuals and legal entities. The main part of those involved is connected with the Russian military-industrial complex.
According to Reuters, approx 1,570 individuals and organizations in the new list have connections with the defense industry of Russia. More than half of them are related to the production of rockets.
Thus, the EU focused another expansion of sanctions not only on political representatives of Russia, but also on enterprises and individuals involved in the production of weapons and the provision of the Russian military sector.
Representatives of the occupation authorities will be punished separately
They should also be included in the new sanctions list 77 deputies, who were "elected" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine during the September elections to the State Duma of Russia.
Their inclusion in the list is part of the EU's policy of non-recognition of Russian actions on occupied Ukrainian territories. Sanction restrictions should apply to representatives whose actions contribute to the legitimization of Russian control over the captured territories.
The final decision must be taken by the ministers of the EU countries
The approval of the ambassadors is an important stage, but it does not yet mean the final entry into force of the package.
After the agreement of the representatives of the member states, the package should be submitted for approval by the ministers of foreign affairs of the EU. According to the published plan, the final decision is expected On October 12, at a meeting of heads of diplomatic departments in Luxembourg.
The unanimity of all member states remains fundamentally important for the EU's sanctions policy, so the agreement on new restrictions is often accompanied by lengthy negotiations between countries.
