Britain announced a ban on the purchase of Russian oil, coal and gold. Sanctions on gold came into force on July 21, against coal from August 10, and against oil from December 31, 2022.
This was reported by the press service of the British government.
“Any import of oil and oil products, coal and coal products and gold, as well as the purchase, supply and delivery of these products, directly or indirectly, is prohibited,” the document says.
The UK announced plans to impose sanctions against Russian coal and oil in April, but the exact dates for the entry into force of the sanctions became known only now. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his intention to impose a ban on the import of Russian gold at the end of June at the summit of the heads of the G7 countries.
The European Union imposed sanctions against Russian coal in the fifth package adopted in early April. The EU sanctions come into force at the same time as the British ones - on August 10. According to EU estimates, a ban on coal imports from Russia will cost the countries of the union about 5 billion euros.
In March, sanctions against Russian coal were also imposed by the United States and Australia; in April, Switzerland and Japan announced similar measures.
Recall that the European Union is trying to agree on the seventh package of sanctions against Russia by the end of July.
In addition, Ukraine has submitted proposals to the European Union on the seventh package of sanctions against Russia and insists on the early adoption of new restrictions.
As you know, the leaders of the G7 countries at the summit in Germany approved new sanctions against Russia. In the United States, inflation in Russia is predicted to grow by more than 20%.
Recall that the EU has introduced the sixth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, which provides for the prohibition of Russian oil and the disconnection from SWIFT.
At the same time, some EU leaders are in no hurry to talk about the seventh package of sanctions, calling the goal of imposing a gas embargo even harder. In particular, the Belgian authorities called on the European Union to pause the imposition of sanctions against the Russian Federation.
By the way, Russian enterprises of the military-industrial complex no longer have imported components for the repair and maintenance of aircraft of the An, Il, and Tu series.
Source: PRM
