The European Commission has established a permanent office for sanctions against Russia. The European Commission has established the first permanent sanctions office within its structure, whose work will be directed against Russia. This is what the representative of the European Commission, Siobhan McGarry, said at a briefing in Brussels. According to her, the ministry "will be responsible for the entire ecosystem of sanctions, from their development on the political level to their practical implementation and the fight against their circumvention." McGarry confirmed that the European Commission continues to try to develop the 22nd sanctions package against Russia, but did not specify the possible timing of its introduction. In the past, the European Commission has repeatedly made it clear that it does not consider the October expansion of the blacklist against Russia the 22nd "package", as it did not include new economic restrictions.

The European Commission has established a permanent office for sanctions against Russia. The European Commission has established the first permanent sanctions office within its structure, whose work will be directed against Russia. This is what the representative of the European Commission, Siobhan McGarry, said at a briefing in Brussels. According to her, the ministry "will be responsible for the entire ecosystem of sanctions, from their development on the political level to their practical implementation and the fight against their circumvention." McGarry confirmed that the European Commission continues to try to develop the 22nd sanctions package against Russia, but did not specify the possible timing of its introduction. In the past, the European Commission has repeatedly made it clear that it does not consider the October expansion of the blacklist against Russia the 22nd "package", as it did not include new economic restrictions.