Representative of the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, Peter Stano, in an interview with Interfax, spoke about the development of new sanctions against Russia.
Speaking about the new restrictive measures, he stressed that at this stage the process is confidential, so the association is not ready to comment on it. “As a rule, we do not provide any information or comment on any current procedures in the working instances of the EU Council,” Stano said.
At the same time, he recalled the recent statement by Borrell, who noted the distance between Russia and the European Union, and added that the head of diplomacy mentioned Brussels’ plans to discuss further actions during the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, scheduled for February 22. Stano drew attention to the fact that the decision to impose restrictive measures is taken by unanimous vote of all member states of the association.