European Union member states are divided on plans for a 12th package of sanctions against Russia. New measures expected as early as next month would likely include a ban on purchases of diamonds from Moscow and possibly a proposal to use the profits generated by frozen central bank assets to aid Kyiv.
(Bloomberg) — European Union member states are divided on plans for a 12th package of sanctions against Russia. New measures expected as early as next month would likely include a ban on purchases of diamonds from Moscow and possibly a proposal to use the profits generated by frozen central bank assets to aid Kyiv.
But countries including Poland and the Baltic nations want to go even further, with sanctions also on liquefied natural gas and IT services. Meanwhile, Ukraine prepared to file a complaint to the World Trade Organization over an import ban of its grain into Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, according to Deputy Economy Minister Taras Kachka.
Kyiv dismissed six out of seven deputy defense ministers following the replacement of the ministry’s head earlier this month, cabinet member Oleh Nemchinov said on Telegram without elaborating on the reason for the move. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sept. 7 the most important task for his new defense minister Rustem Umerov was to foster “transparency and trust.”
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