EU penning wide ban on commercial transit through Russia – media

Bloomberg reported the news with reference to informed sources, an Ukrinform correspondent saw.

The Eurean Union is preparing to prose a ban on the transit of numerous goods through Russia as the bloc tries to strengthen compliance with sanctions introduced over the past year, according to the outlet.

It is noted that the ban will affect numerous technogies and other goods, including several types of cars that are bound for third countries transiting through Russia. The ban will be part of a new package of sanctions that the Eurean Commission is preparing, Bloomberg claims.

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The outlet notes that Pand, Lithuania, and Estonia are pushing the EU to ban the transit through Russia of goods and technogies that can be used by the Russian military, aviation, or space industries or help improve Russian industrial capacity. The new package of prosed sanctions, which will be the EU's 11th since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, could also affect tankers and ships that fail to turn on navigation systems that allow tracking their movement.

At the same time, Rosatom, which played a key re in the seizure of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, will most likely not be subject to the next package of sanctions as too many EU members pose restrictions on Russia's nuclear industry. The main focus of the package will be on eliminating lohes and combating evasion of existing restrictions, including by companies located in third countries.