Sputnik, Swift, weapons and more. Here are the EU blows to Russia over Ukraine

27 February 20222 years ago babelfish

All the historic decisions of the European Union against Russia for the war in Ukraine

Unpublished, historical and virulent measures against Russia for the war in Ukraine. This is what the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced.

WHAT HAS THE EU DECIDED AGAINST RUSSIA FOR UKRAINE

The new measures “add to the solid package I presented to you yesterday, agreed upon by our international partners. Under this package, major Russian banks will be excluded from the Swift system ”. This was stated by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen , in a press point with the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell. “We will also ban the transactions of the Russian central bank and freeze all its assets to prevent Putin's war from airplanes. And we will hit the assets of the Russian oligarchs, ”he added.

Here are all the details on the EU's decisions against Russia for the war in Ukraine.

THE WEAPONS

For the first time ever, the European Union will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and crews for a country under attack. It is a watershed moment ”. This was announced by the president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen regarding the European Peace Facility instrument with which the Union will finance the purchase of even lethal material.

THE BANKS

“Stop transactions with the Russian central bank and freeze its assets abroad. Exclusion of major Russian banks from Swift ”. This was confirmed by the president of the EU Commission Ursula Von der Leyen in a statement in which she stressed that "the assets of the Russian oligarchs will be affected".

THE FLIGHTS

"Our closed airspace will be to all Russian planes, including the private jets of the oligarchs," said the president of the EU Commission.

GOODBYE TO SPUTNIK AND RUSSIA TODAY

“With an unprecedented move we will ban the presence of the Kremlin media machine in the EU. Russia Today and Sputnik, which are controlled by the government, and the newspapers linked to them, can no longer spread their lies to justify Putin's war and create divisions in the Union. We are developing the tools to ban this toxic and harmful disinformation in Europe, ”von der Leyen announced.

THE PRAISE OF UKRAINE

“We continue to coordinate closely with our partners around the world. And we remain in close contact with our Ukrainian friends. The leadership of President Zelensky and his courage and the resilience of the Ukrainian people are impressive and exceptional. They are an inspiration ”, stressed the president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/sputnik-swift-armi-ue-russia/ on Sun, 27 Feb 2022 17:10:52 +0000.