Reaction from Moscow | SAIGON GIAI PHONG NEWSPAPER

The Russian Foreign Ministry on June 25 responded to the new wave of sanctions from the European Union (EU), affirming that any unfriendly actions by the West will be met with a “necessary response.”

The LSP-1 drilling rig of Russia's LUKOIL Group is located off the coast of the Caspian Sea, about 180km from Astrakhan. Photo: AFP/TTXVN

The sanctions are illegal, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry , which said it had significantly expanded the blacklist of people banned from entering Russia.

Earlier, on July 24, the EU adopted the 14th package of sanctions against Russia, which for the first time targeted the country's gas exports. The sanctions package includes a ban on Russian gas exporters using the bloc's ports to transfer gas between large tankers and smaller vessels destined for third countries, but does not include a complete ban on EU countries buying fuel.

The new sanctions package also gives the EU more tools to prevent sanctions evasion and targets an additional 116 individuals and entities, bringing the total to 675 (including 61 companies from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, the United Arab Emirates and Türkiye). According to the EU, the companies on the list are now subject to strong restrictions on the sale of dual-use goods and technologies that could be used to strengthen Russia’s defense and security sectors.

The new EU sanctions, which will come into effect after a nine-month transition period, are the first to target supplies of liquefied natural gas, a commodity that some member states continue to buy from Russia despite the conflict in Ukraine entering its third year.

Meanwhile, according to Tass, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said that the Russian economy has coped well with EU sanctions and will continue to overcome the 14th package of sanctions. Mr. Grushko affirmed: "The Russian economy will not only cope with the sanctions package but also have a growth rate of 3.6%".

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/phan-ung-tu-moscow-post746280.html