The European Union prepares a package of sanctions against Russia and Iran for 11.8 billion dollars for the invasion of Ukraine

The President of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyensaid Wednesday that the tenth package of sanctions against Russia that the European Union (EU) wants to approve coinciding with the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine will have a value of 11,000 million euros (about $11.800 million).

The sanctions the EU is discussing include export restrictions on “multiple electronic components” needed in Russian weapons systems, such as drones, missiles and helicopters.

The EC has also proposed sanction Iranian companies linked to the Revolutionary Guards that manufacture the drones that Tehran gives to Moscow to bomb Ukraine.

“For the first time, we are proposing to also sanction Iranian entities, including those linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards,” von der Leyen told European parliamentarians in Strasbourg. “It is our duty to punish themVon der Leyen assured in a speech on the occasion of the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine, which will take place on February 24.

This new package also provides, as he may have learned ECE, number some 140 individuals – among others, soldiers and those responsible for the crimes committed in Ukraine – and around thirty Russian companies on the sanctions list.

The ambassadors of the Twenty-seven to the EU are again discussing this Wednesday in Brussels the new sanctions, which the European Commission has been discussing with the Member States for weeks.

“(Russian President Vladimir) Putin thought it would be easy to blackmail Europe, given our reliance on Russian oil and gas. But he was wrong about that too,” Von der Leyen said, adding that “he has already lost the energy war he started.”

According to the Commission President, Russia’s revenue from the sale has been cut by two-thirds and the oil price cap the EU has agreed with G7 countries means that Moscow loses 160 million in daily revenue.

On the other hand, Von der Leyen recalled that Brussels this week raised the growth forecasts for the euro zone and the EU, to 0.9% and 0.8% respectively, while “the Kremlin must sell reserves of gold to fill the holes left by the lack of oil”. income. »

(With information from EFE and Reuters)

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