The list included more than 600 citizens of the Russian Federation.
The European Union has approved the fourth package of anti-Russian sanctions.
According to Bloomberg, tough measures are being taken against the background of Russia’s special operation in Ukraine.
The decision has not yet been officially published in the Journal of the European Union.
As French Foreign Minister Bruno le Maire noted, such a tough package of sanctions has never been adopted in the history of the European Union.
“This is a historic decision”, – he said. The words of the minister are quoted by RBC.
It is known that more than 600 citizens of the Russian Federation will be included in the sanctions list, including lobbyists and propagandists.
The sanctions impose a ban on the export of luxury goods, on transactions with some state-owned enterprises of the Russian Federation, the import of a number of steel products, access to rating agencies, investments in the energy sector, a ban on the sale of equipment, components and a number of services.
Also, 27 EU countries have expanded the list of persons who are associated with the Russian defense industry.
Prior to that, the head of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the new package of sanctions would hit the WTO trade regime.
The UK imposed a ban on the supply of luxury products to the Russian Federation.
Earlier, topNews wrote that the head of the World Bank said that sanctions against Russia had hit global GDP.
At the same time, the British Prime Minister predicted difficult times due to the rejection of Russian fuel.