EC wants to ease sanctions against Russia to buy food crisis
The US Treasury also eased the sentence and allowed settlements with Russia that cover the supply of food, fertilizers, seeds, medicines and medical supplies. they involved the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank, sanctioned banks or the National Wealth Fund.
The European Commission intends to ease restrictions against Russia to eliminate problems for food exports, reports Reuters with reference to sources.
the day before became it is known that the US Treasury has weakened and allows settlement operations in Europe, which take over the supply of products, fertilizers, seeds, medicines and medical equipment.
These goods did not fall under the initial forecasts in anticipation, but some of them were banned up to this point if they involved the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank, sanctioned banks or the National Welfare Fund.
Also restrictions removed from the former “daughter” of “Gazprom” in Germany – the Russian corporation withdrew from the company in early April – and from the “daughter” of the sanctioned Alfa-Bank “Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan”.
Director of the Franklin Roosevelt Foundation for the Study of the United States Yuri Rogulev comments:
Yuri Rogulev director of the Franklin Roosevelt Foundation for the Study of the United States at Moscow State University
On the eve of The Wall Street Journal reported that three ports will be unblocked for export to Ukraine. Such an agreement was reached after long negotiations by representatives of Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN in Istanbul. Experts suggested that the US Treasury softened the statement in return for Moscow unblocking the ports. There has been an exchange. It is very likely that the director of the Center for European Information and associate professor at MGIMO Nikolai Topornin believes.
Nikolai Topornin Director of the Center for European Information, Associate Professor at MGIMO
Reuters, citing sources, added that the European Commission will adopt the seventh package on July 15. It includes restrictions on Russian gold, chemicals and engineering.