EU will not propose new sanctions against Moscow

The European Union believes that there will be no new sanctions against the Russian Federation, since if new restrictions are introduced, this will lead to further exceptions. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing officials "If we impose more sanctions, there will be more exceptions than measures," said one of the sources, who also stressed that the new sanctions will not be implemented. Most European officials believe that without those sectors of the Russian economy that are not subject to restrictive measures, one or more EU member countries will not be able to exist, writes the Financial Times. The newspaper notes that the new sanctions against Russia will likely only expand the list of people and tighten existing restrictions. In March, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, told an EU summit press conference that the The 11th package of EU sanctions against Russia would be aimed at countering the avoidance of the restrictive measures already introduced against Moscow.