The new mechanism of restrictive measures against Russia, adopted by the EU Council the day before, will be in force until October 9, 2025. This is stated in a resolution published in the Official Journal of the EU.
“The decision will be valid until October 9, 2025” – this is indicated in it, reports TASS.
Currently, although some EU mechanisms are approved for one year, the main sanctioning measures against the Russian Federation in the European Union are reviewed every six months.
As the British newspaper Financial Times reported on September 13, permanent representatives of EU countries will consider extending sanctions against Russia less frequently than every six months and their validity period could increase to three years. It was noted that this is due to the demands of the United States, which is ready to participate in the Group of Seven to provide kyiv with a loan of 50 billion dollars using the proceeds of Russian assets, if they receive guarantees that These funds will not be unfrozen in the near future.
On October 8, the EU Council adopted a new mechanism of prohibitive measures, which will be directed against certain “destabilizing actions” of Russia abroad. Decisions on what constitutes “hybrid actions” and “intervention” will be taken solely by the EU Council, based on the representation of EU members or its foreign policy service. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell In a separate statement, he provided a list of “hybrid actions” that Brussels accuses Moscow of: cyber attacks, manipulation of information, interference in elections, arson, vandalism and sabotage, including at critical infrastructure facilities, instrumentalization of the migration for the purpose of subversion. Borrell also claims that Russia is disrupting NATO countries’ “satellite communications,” their airspace and carrying out attacks against individuals in the EU.
