EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security, Josep Borrell, believes that the ban of a number of Russian media in Europe is “protection of freedom of speech.” “By doing this [banning a number of Russian media in Europe], we are not attacking freedom of speech, but protecting freedom of speech,” he claimed, speaking at
The EU Parliament adopted a resolution recognizing Russia as a sponsor of terrorism. The resolution was adopted during the voting of the members of the EP. “By declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, MEPs want to prepare the ground for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and his government have been held accountable for these crimes
Cross-party MEPs have called on the EU to add the private military company (PMC) “Wagner” to the list of terrorist organizations, as was reported by Politico. According to the publication, such a proposal received wide support: all parliamentary groups (from the far-right to the left and the greens) sent a letter dated November 11 to
Commenting on the initiative to create an independent tribunal to “hold Russians accountable” for actions in Ukraine, the Press Secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, recommended the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrel, to pay attention to the crimes of the Kiev regime in Donbass, committed since 2014, and only then start talks about
Finland has proposed to the EU to include a ban on issuing tourist visas in the list of anti-Russian sanctions, as well as terminate Schengen visas for Russians. “Finland has proposed that in order to strengthen the unity of the EU, tourist visas should be included in the scope of EU sanctions. Finland considers it
The EU and the US want Madagascar to condemn Russia’s special operation in Ukraine and join their position on the world stage, as said by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Richard Randriamandrato. However, despite the actions of Washington and the EU, Madagascar will continue to adhere to a neutral position. “We will
The EU countries have adjusted restrictions on the supply of certain goods and services to the Russian aviation industry as part of the seventh package of sanctions, the EU Council said in a press release. “Technical assistance to Russia in aviation goods and technologies will be allowed to the extent necessary to ensure the work
On Monday, July 11, Lithuania extended limits on trade through its territory to Russia’s Baltic enclaves of Kaliningrad, following an earlier EU announcement of anti-Russian sanctions. Kaliningrad borders on NATO and the EU states, Lithuania and Poland, and relies on railways and roads through Lithuania for most goods. As reminded, the coastal territory has
While the US and EU are being forced to pay record prices for gas as “the cost of standing up for freedom,” India is buying up cheap sanctioned Russian oil, refining it, and then selling it to the US and EU for huge profits, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The
The EU Council has finally adopted the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which was stated in its resolution published today, on Friday, June 3, 2022. It is specified that the ban on crude oil supplies “has been postponed for 6 months, for petroleum products – for 8.” In addition, “Bulgaria and Croatia will receive
Russian grain exports can’t get to the countries of the EU because the sanctions imposed by the EU on Moscow effectively block supplies, as said by the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. “There is a problem with the export of Russian grain. Although the West is very loudly reminding that
Amid the unprecedented waves of EU and US sanctions imposed on Russia after the start of its military operation in Ukraine, the EU has suspended its drug traffic data sharing programme with Russian law enforcement agencies. “The EU has suspended contacts and data sharing with Russia as part of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs
The EU has frozen roughly €23 billion worth of assets of the Russian Central Bank, Reuters reported, citing EU Justice Commissioner, Didier Reynders, who revealed the figure at a news conference on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. He noted that the amount is much smaller than expected and can’t be compared to the assets frozen by
