Those who help Russia evade sanctions will be punished
Europe Violation of the regime of sanctions according to the decision adopted by the Council Europe against the Unioncrime will be evaluated as practical
Europe According to the decision adopted by the Council, violation of the sanctions regime against the European Union “crime will be evaluated as practical.
The list of “actions” in question is included in the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU.
Currently, these crimes are terrorism, human trafficking, sexual exploitation of women and children, illegal drug and arms trade, corruption, money laundering, counterfeiting of payment instruments, cybercrimes and organized crime.
In the information European Union It is said about the decision of the Council that the EU is against Moscow regarding Russia’s unjustified and unjust war against Ukraine like imposed unprecedented economic sanctions, but for these sanctions to be successful, circumvention must be prevented.
Against countries that help Russia
The addition of sanctions evasion to the list of crimes means that the European Commission must now draw up a directive for all member states.
After that, the member countries of the EU will bypass the sanctions themselves crime should be included in their codes.
This is the directive in question law the minimum penalty should be specified for the violation.
It is also expected that the provision to combat sanctions evasion will be included in the 9th package of EU sanctions against Russia.
Member of the European Commission Didier Reynders before that, he said that the assets of the countries that support Russia in circumventing the sanctions will not be frozen, but will be directly confiscated.
News it is given that this decision, which was approved unanimously in May, will first be considered in the European Parliament.