Von der Leyen announced sanctions to restrict transit through Russia The EU is discussing a ban on the transit of goods through Russia, as well as a ban on exports

to those countries that can help Moscow circumvent sanctions,said the HEAD of the European Commission

The EU countries are discussing the introduction of a ban on transit through RUSSIA to third countries of goods from the EU, said the head of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen at a press conference, which was broadcast on the YouTube channel of the EC.

She said the EU has seen a “huge surge” in trade in European goods with some countries, with “there is a discrepancy” between how much goods are purchased in the EU, pass through Russia and then end up in a third country. Von der Leyen said that the transit ban is being discussed, there are several points of view on this issue.

The head of the EC recalled that there is already a ban on the transit through Russia of weapons, dual-use goods and some others. If the EU has evidence that any country buys and then delivers such sanctioned goods to Russia, then it could be subject to an EXPORT ban, Von der Leyen said.

DPA and EUobserver previously wrote about the discussion of such measures. Von der Leyen has already noted that as part of the 11th package of sanctions against Russia, the current restrictive measures will be “honed” and the list of prohibited goods will be expanded, including by introducing advanced technologies and aircraft parts into it.

She also announced a ban on shadow organizations from Russia and third countries that deliberately violate sanctions . Among the companies that may be subject to restrictions, EUobserver, citing a draft document, named companies from CHINA , the United Arab Emirates, Syria, Iran and Uzbekistan.

The Financial Times, having studied open data, reported that since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine , more than $ 1 billion worth of European goods have disappeared during transit through Russian territory. They did not reach their destinations in Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

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President Vladimir Putin considers the restrictions imposed against Russia illegitimate. He stated that the countries of the West tried to “snap the economy” of the country, but they did not succeed.