MADRID, 25 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Russia has issued this Tuesday new sanctions against representatives of the European Union and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in response to “hostile actions” against Moscow by both organizations.
“We are talking, among others, about representatives of European business structures for the production of weapons and military equipment involved in supplying their products to the kyiv regime. The restrictions also apply to individual PACE deputies,” said the Foreign Ministry in a statement.
Russia has explained that PACE’s decision to label the current regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin as “terrorist” further confirms the step Moscow took when it withdrew from the Council of Europe for “lack of objectivity.”
PACE “strongly” condemned Russia’s attempted annexation of four Ukrainian regions two weeks ago, alleging that the “so-called referendums” are “null and without legal or political effect.” Also, in a resolution adopted unanimously, parliamentarians called for a court to judge Moscow.
Regarding the EU, Moscow has explained that “it has ignored for many years the open discrimination and extermination of the Russian and Russian-speaking population in the regions annexed to Russia.” “We confirm that any hostile action by Western countries will continue to receive a timely and adequate response,” she concluded.
In October, the EU adopted a new round of sanctions against Moscow for the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, a package that included, as its main measure, a cap on the price of Russian oil transported by sea, as well as more limitations on trade with Russia, punishments for those who circumvent the restrictions or the prohibition to participate in boards of directors of Russian state-owned companies.
The eighth round of European sanctions came in response to Russia’s referendums and annexations of Ukrainian territories and an escalation of the war, including nuclear rhetoric against the West.
In this package, the European club also expanded its ‘black list’ with 37 individuals and entities responsible for the illegal consultations in Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia and members of the Russian Defense behind the mobilization of reservists, in addition to punishing propagandists who spread disinformation about the invasion.
