Russia also took action! Sanction response to the European Union

In a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry, the new EU sanctions package was claimed to be “illegitimate”.

“In response to these hostile actions, the Russian side has significantly expanded the list of EU institutions and officials on whom it has imposed an entry ban.

It was reported that the list of sanctions was expanded by representatives of law enforcement agencies, state and business organizations of EU countries, EU citizens who provided weapons and equipment to Ukraine, representatives of responsible European structures to impose sanctions on Russia and EU parliamentarians. those who made anti-Russian statements were also included in the scope of the sanctions.

The statement did not include the numbers and names of the individuals and organizations subject to sanctions.

The EU, which has implemented 10 sanctions packages against Russia so far, officially approved the 11th sanctions package today. (AA)