EU to vote next week on 12th package of sanctions against Russia
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The European Union will vote next week on the 12th package of sanctions against Russia, stated the journalist of Radio Liberty Rikard Jozwiak.
"Austria has now lifted its reserve. Russian sanctions should now be formally adopted this coming week," he said.
12th package of sanctions against Russia
Earlier, Radio Liberty correspondent Rikard Jozwiak reported that EU ambassadors failed to agree on a new package of sanctions against Russia, but this time not because of Hungary.
Austria stood in the way, demanding that Ukraine exclude Raiffeisen Bank International from the list of international sponsors of the war.
Later, it became known that Austria had imposed a "study reserve" on the new package of sanctions.
A "study reserve" means that the country's leadership requests additional time to study the legal fine print before signing the EU's decision.
The new package of sanctions against Russia is largely focused on measures to combat the circumvention of restrictions and includes a ban on the supply of Russian diamonds.
