French Foreign Ministry announced the dates for the entry into force of new EU sanctions against Russia

New EU sanctions against RUSSIA should come into force on Sunday, March 13, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on France Inter radio.

“Now a new package of sanctions is being prepared, which should come into force from today,” said Le Drian (quoted by TASS).

He clarified that this package of sanctions will be aimed at banning the import of iron and steel from Russia, the EXPORT of luxury goods, investments in the Russian oil sector, as well as expanding the sanctions list of businessmen.

On March 11, the G7 countries - the usa , CANADA, Japan, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy - announced a new round of economic sanctions against Russia. The new restrictions mean that Russia will lose its most favored nation status when trading with all these countries.