The European Union decides to ban the purchase, import or transfer of Russian gold, as of tomorrow, Friday.
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European Union: The ban on buying or importing gold from Russia will start tomorrow
The European Union decided to ban the purchase of Russian gold and jewelry as of July 22, as part of the sanctions recently signed against Moscow.
And a document of the European Union stated, today, Thursday, that “there will be a ban on the purchase, import or transfer of gold, directly or indirectly, if its origin is Russia and has been exported from Russia to the European Union or to any third country, as of tomorrow.”
The European Union included Yuri Chaika, the Russian presidential envoy for the North Caucasus Federal District, in the list of restrictive measures.
The European Union also included “Russian Sberbank on the sanctions list”.
In turn, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stressed today that the recent European Union sanctions are illegal, noting that attempts to pressure Moscow through sanctions are futile.
“On July 12, the Council of the European Union announced the extension of illegal unilateral restrictive measures against Russia, as the European Union with enviable persistence is trying to push itself into a dead end,” Zakharova said in a statement.
“Against the apparent desperation and futility of the long-term policy of pressure on Russia, the dire repercussions of EU sanctions on various sectors of the global economy and security, including EU member states, are becoming more and more apparent,” Zakharova added.
On Thursday, the Council of the European Union approved A new package of penalties is the seventh against Russia, including a ban on gold exports.
Yesterday, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the European Council adopted a new package of sanctions against Russia, as the European Union agreed to impose a ban on Russian gold exportsIn addition to a series of measures to “complete the six sets of sanctions” that have been adopted since the beginning of the military operation, according to diplomatic sources.