The Federation Council assessed the EU's plans to impose the "toughest" sanctions in three years.

Russia will not be intimidated by new European Union (EU) sanctions. Vladimir Dzhabarov, first deputy chairman of the Federation Council's International Affairs Committee, said this on Tuesday, July 8, reacting to the association's plans to introduce the "toughest" restrictions in three years.

Earlier, on July 7, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barraud said that the EU was preparing to introduce a new package of anti-Russian sanctions, which could be the toughest in three years. 360.ru . The diplomat clarified that the new economic restrictions will affect the Russian oil industry, as well as Russian intermediaries in other countries.

Jabarov expressed concern that, first of all, the European Union would break down from the severity of its own sanctions.

"Therefore, I think that we should look at it quite calmly. The EU sanctions will not frighten us. We have completed almost all relations with Europe a long time ago. This is Europe knocking on all kinds of side doors, asking for oil, gas, and other materials to be sold to it. Let them think about where they are going," the senator said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

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The financial intelligence services of a number of European countries still refuse to cooperate with Moscow.

On July 2, the French Foreign Ministry allowed the EU to adopt the "toughest" sanctions against Russia in three years, RT reports. The restrictions will be implemented in coordination with the United States, where it is expected that the next package will be passed by the Senate in the first half of July, IA Regnum reports.

On July 7, the Financial Times newspaper wrote that the Liechtenstein government had formed an emergency working group to resolve the situation with trust funds whose activities had been blocked due to EU anti-Russian sanctions, according to the website. kp.ru .