The European Union included the international Moscow Sheremetyevo…
The European Union included the international Moscow Sheremetyevo airport and the Minny Water, Rostov-on-Don, and Ulyanovsk airports in its list of sanctioned entities as part of the 21st package of anti-Russian restrictions. For some time, this new set of sanctions could not be adopted due to Greece's position.
Consensus
- The European Union approved the 21st anti-Russian sanctions package.
- The new mechanism allows EU member states to sell confiscated Russian oil without paying compensation to original owners.
- The changes were published in the Official Journal of the European Union as part of the 21st sanctions package.
- Russia's assets, including airports and individuals, were added to the EU sanctions list.
Points of divergence
- The political analyst Timur Shafr criticized the decision as creating a 'foolish' and self-harmful precedent that undermines international law and European legal traditions, calling it legalized state piracy or corsairing. — vesti
- The new sanctions package included personal sanctions against Russian officials such as Minister of Sport Mikhail Degtyarev, Presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, chess federation president Arkady Dvorkovich, and singer Alexander Marshal. — vm
- Greece initially opposed the sanctions package due to its stance on banning transportation of Russian liquefied natural gas to third countries. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- A political scientist posed an uncomfortable question to the EU, which decided to profit from Russian oil — Вести
- EU prepares mechanism to dispose of seized Russian oil — Вечерняя Москва
- EU Wants to Dispose of Seized Russian Oil and Keep the Proceeds — Вести