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The European Parliament told about the preparation of the 19th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation

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The EU is considering the introduction of the 19th package of anti-Russian restrictions, the European Parliament told Izvestia.

"It is quite realistic to expect that additional packages of sanctions, such as the 19th, will follow, depending on developments on the ground and the effectiveness of current measures," Tomasz Zdechowski, a member of the European People's Party faction, told Izvestia.

The EU will not stop at adopting the 17th and 18th sets of sanctions, followed by the 19th set of restrictions, and so on. The EU leadership is introducing new restrictions, despite the fact that they are damaging the EU economy. For example, at the next session, the European Parliament will vote for an increase in duties on fertilizer imports from Russia and Belarus. Thierry Mariani, an MEP from France, told Izvestia about this.

At the moment, Brussels has agreed on the 17th package of restrictions against Russia. The day before, the head of EU diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, said that he could be accepted at the EU Council on Foreign Affairs on May 20. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also confirmed the readiness of the list of measures and the timing of their adoption. The EU does not intend to stop there and has already begun to develop the 18th set of restrictions, said Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen.

At the same time, the 18th package will also aim to further eliminate loopholes, strengthen compliance with existing measures, and possibly expand restrictions on dual-use goods, technology, and financial transactions that support Russia's military efforts. Special attention is also paid to countering the circumvention of sanctions through third countries, MEP Tomasz Zdechowski told Izvestia.

Read more in the exclusive Izvestia article:

Sanctions pressure: the EU allows the introduction of the 19th package of measures against the Russian Federation

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