OUR European Union failed to once again agree on a new round of sanctions against Russia, according to Reuters.

In particular, high-ranking EU diplomats For the third day in a row, it was not possible to agree on the tenth round of bloc sanctions against Russia.

her side Poland argued that the proposed EU rules on rubber imports from Russia provide for such a high percentage of exemptions and long transition periods that they would not matter in practice.

It came as a surprise to other EU countries that Warsaw risked not announcing new sanctions on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine because of just one element of the package.

“This is a very bad way of looking at things. The important thing here should be a message of solidarity to Ukraine on this special day,” a diplomat who participated in confidential talks between the 27 EU countries in Brussels told Reuters.

For sanctions to take effect, they must be approved by all member states, which often delays the 27 negotiations.

The EU said the 10th round of sanctions against Moscow is intended to block funding for the war and deny Russia access to technological equipment and spare parts for the weapons it uses against Ukraine.

The sanctions package would blacklist people accused by the West of propaganda and people Kyiv holds responsible for deporting children from Ukraine to Russia. The list of sanctions will also include individuals involved in the production of Iranian drones used on the front lines.

At the same time, it will disconnect even more banks from the global SWIFT system, including the privately owned Alfa-Bank and online bank Tinkoff, and the volume of trade between the EU and Russia will be reduced by more than 10 billion euros.

According to Reuters