BRUSSELS, September 8. EU postponed the adoption of a new package of sanctions against Russia, scheduled for Monday, as some EU countries want to discuss how their removal if the fragile truce in Ukraine will not be disturbed. It is reported by Reuters news agency, citing diplomatic sources.
According to the agency, EU diplomats were to begin meeting on the imposition of sanctions at 20:00 MSK, during which it was planned to decide whether to introduce new sanctions and cancel them in the case of the cease-fire in Ukraine or not to introduce them until all.
According to diplomats, many EU members against further increasing the punishment of Russia, which the West suspects of providing support to armed militias in the east of Ukraine. Moscow its participation in the Ukrainian conflict denies.
Source in the EU points out that the main obstacle to the introduction of new sanctions are fears the Kremlin’s response.
Meanwhile, it was reported earlier that the new sanctions against Russia is likely to be introduced before the end of the day on Monday.
So, the newspaper The Wall Street Journal wrote earlier that under the new EU sanctions may enter the Russian company “Rosneft”, “Transneft” and “Gazprom Neft” for them are requested to limit long-term financing. In addition the period for which allowed to raise funds, reduce from 90 to 30 days. The latter limitation will act including Russian state-owned banks, which have already been put on the sanctions lists. It was also reported that the new sanctions will affect another 20 officials from Russia and eastern Ukraine, which will be banned from entering the EU and whose assets would be frozen.
It clarifies the ITAR-TASS news agency, the new package of restrictions could be agreed as early as Friday, September 6, but then postponed a decision on the background of the signing of the peace plan of the situation in the East of Ukraine. The next day – September 7 – European Council President Herman Van Rompuy in an interview VRT said that the EU is ready to reconsider the imposition of new sanctions against Russia if a truce in Ukraine will be respected and will lead to the beginning of the peace negotiations.
Today, the European Commission spokesman Pia Arenkilde-Hansen said that the EU had refused to expand sanctions. But the discussion was intense.
So, the official announcement of the new Sanctions package delayed first from 13:00 to 15:00. In the afternoon, sources reported that the solution may again be postponed. And about 18:30 Moscow time diplomat mission of one of the Western European countries told the agency that the EU countries have not been able to approve the imposition of sanctions.
now requires the convening of an unscheduled meeting of ambassadors of 28 countries to discuss the situation, he said.
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