New sanctions against Russia will affect defense-industrial complex (MIC), Russian oil companies and major banks. Among other things, the EU added to blacklists 24 natural persons, including the new leaders of the “People’s Republic of Donetsk”, members of the Crimean government, some Russian officials and businessmen. The head of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy has confirmed that the new EU sanctions will come into force on September 12, but did not exclude the possibility that they can be canceled before the end of the month, subject to stabilize the situation in the east of Ukraine.
According to the official statement of the European Union, the European Union stops services to Russia in the development and production of oil in deep water in the Arctic, shale deposits, “Services required to develop deepwater, Arctic exploration and development of offshore fields more will not be provided, for example, drilling, well testing ».
Nine companies in the Russian defense industry will not be able to buy in the EU dual-use goods. “For the current ban on the export of dual-use and military technology to Russia has been expanded. This is done to ensure that the restrictions were extended for a further nine companies producing dual-use goods. They are prohibited from receiving dual-use goods from the EU “- the document says.
For the five Russian banks – Sberbank, VTB, VEB, Gazprombank and Russian Agricultural Bank – and three energy companies -” Rosneft “,” Gazprom Neft “and” Transneft “- imposes restrictions on the granting of loans, tightened a ban on the circulation of new bonds and stocks: the maximum possible duration of these instruments has been reduced from 90 to 30 days.
In addition, the EU blacklists added 24 natural persons” who threaten the territorial integrity of Ukraine “new leaders” Donetsk People’s Republic “, members of the government of the Crimea, Russian officials and businessmen. Their names have not been disclosed. They are subject to a ban on entry to the EU, their assets in the EU will be frozen.
The new sanctions come into force on Friday, September 12.
In the EU, do not rule out that the sanctions against Russia may be revised or withdrawn at the end of September, subject to stabilize the situation in the east of Ukraine. “As I understand it, the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the end of the month will hold a full review of the implementation of the peace plan based on the assessment made by the European External Action Service,” – said the chairman of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy.
In turn, Russia has prepared a package of responses to Western sanctions, including a ban on imports was listed cars and some light industrial products. “We have a number of non-agricultural products, where our primarily European partners more dependent on Russia than Russia from them. This applies, for example, delivery vehicles, especially used cars, it touches some kinds of light industrial goods, where we ourselves can produce. Not all, some types of clothing “, – said Russian presidential aide Andrei Belousov.
As the United States imposed new sanctions against Russia
On the night of July 30, on the introduction of a new point against Russia sanctions announced US Treasury. At this time the sanctions were VTB, Bank of Moscow, and the Agricultural Bank. From now on, citizens and companies of the United States are prohibited from providing these banks and related entities loans for up to 90 days. Restrictions imposed in respect of the United Shipbuilding Corporation. All assets of the organization in the United States (if any) are subject to arrest, and individuals and entities prohibited by the United States deal with her. Read more
As the European Union has imposed sanctions against Russia
31 July the European Union officially published a package of economic sanctions against Russia. In general, they correspond to the declarations that have been made in the last two weeks, only updated list of state-owned banks, which will close the access to the European capital market, with the exception of Switzerland, – hit him Sberbank – and equipment for the oil companies, the supply of which in Russia have problems. Read more
No comments:
Post a Comment