The EU will shut its airspace to Russian airways, in addition to funding weapon provides to Ukraine and banning pro-Kremlin media, Ursula von der Leyen has introduced.
The European Fee president mentioned she was “shutting down the EU airspace for Russian-owned, Russian-registered or Russian-controlled plane” in an escalation of sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“They received’t be capable of land in, take off or overfly the territory of the EU. Together with the personal jets of oligarchs,” she instructed a information convention on Sunday, on the fourth day since Vladimir Putin launched the invasion.
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Ms von der Leyen mentioned the bloc of 27 nations would take the unprecedented step of implementing a “ban [on] the Kremlin’s media machine”, together with the state-owned information shops Russia Right now and Sputnik and their subsidiaries.
“We’re growing instruments to ban their poisonous and dangerous disinformation in Europe,” she mentioned.
European Fee president Ursula von der Leyen (L) and European Union for Overseas Affairs and Safety Coverage Josep Borrell (R) give a joint press assertion on additional sanctions
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Ms von der Leyen added: “For the primary time ever, the European Union will finance the acquisition and supply of weapons and different gear to a rustic that’s underneath assault.”
She additionally pressured the EU would goal Russia’s ally Belarus – the “different aggressor on this conflict” – with a package deal of sanctions hitting its key sectors and officers, together with president Alexander Lukashenko.
“We are going to hit Lukashenko’s regime with a brand new package deal of sanctions,” Ms von der Leyen mentioned.
The sanctions on Belarus would influence exports of merchandise reminiscent of mineral fuels, tobacco, timber, cement, iron and metal.
An Aeroflot Airbus A330 aircraft taxies out at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow. Flights from Russia are affected by the brand new measures
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And in a message to tens of 1000’s of Ukrainians, Ms von der Leyen added: “We welcome with open arms those that must flee from Putin’s bombs.”
The EU is “mobilising each effort and each Euro to assist our jap member states”, she additionally mentioned.
Her speech follows bulletins by the EU – after days of wrangling over the matter – the UK and the US that some Russian banks will probably be banned from the worldwide banking system Swift.
Kaynak: briturkish.com
