“It must be emphasized that this is such an on-duty measure that has no significant content,” Shapovalov believes.
According to the political scientist, the sixth package of sanctions concerning energy issues was coordinated for several months.
“The seventh package was adopted quickly, because there are no serious measures in the seventh package.
The EU adheres to a strategy of further tightening sanctions against Russia, but these sanctions do not make sense, ”the source assured RT.
Earlier it became known that the EU Council approved the seventh package of European Union sanctions against Russia, which also includes a partial embargo on gold.