The Council of Permanent Representatives of the EU countries (COREPER) agreed on new sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian individuals in Ukraine, they will be in effect for the next six months. RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to a source.
Measures against the Russians are in the process of being finalized. They are accused of “undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.” Among those who fell under the sanctions are ex-Ukrainian officials – for example, former President Viktor Yanukovych.
On March 2, the head of the European Council Charles Michel said that the EU will keep sanctions against Russia in force until the Minsk agreements are implemented. He stressed that he is in contact with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on the issue of their implementation.
Individual sanctions against citizens of the Russian Federation and Ukraine, whom the European Union accuses of undermining the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, were first introduced in March 2014. Since then, they have been regularly extended by six months.
