EU Foreign Policy Chief Agrees to Impose New Sanctions Against Russia

© Flickr / The Official CTBTO Photostream EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini has agreed to impose new sanctions against Crimea Wednesday to target Russian Black Sea oil and gas exploration, according to PressTV.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini has agreed to impose new sanctions against Crimea Wednesday to target Russian Black Sea oil and gas exploration, according to PressTV. - Sputnik International
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A new round of sanctions will target Russia's oil and gas exploration in the Black Sea and ban EU firms from investing in Crimea.

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said that additional EU sanctions against Crimea could be announced as early as on December 18 - Sputnik International
EU Foreign Policy Chief Expects New Sanctions Against Crimea on Dec.18
MOSCOW, December 17 (Sputnik) – EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini has agreed to impose new sanctions against Crimea Wednesday to target Russian Black Sea oil and gas exploration, according to PressTV.

The new sanctions are scheduled to be announced tomorrow, during the European Council’s meeting, which will take place in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. The sanctions will forbid EU firms from investing in Crimea and prohibit the trade of oil and gas exploration technologies from the EU, Reuters reported.

After Crimea reunited with Russia, following a referendum in March, Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom said it would develop the region’s oil and gas resources in the Black Sea. The new sanctions will specifically target oil and gas drilling in the Black Sea, trying to limit their development in the region, according to Reuters.

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Earlier this week, Mogherini said the EU would never recognize Crimea’s integration with Russia.

In July, the EU imposed investment restrictions in certain sectors of the Crimean economy, banning all imports from the peninsula. Crimea and the city of Sevastopol reunified with Russia after a referendum held in March, when more than 96 percent of the peninsula’s population voted in favor of the move.

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