The head of the European Commission, von der Leyen, said that new EU sanctions will limit transit through Russia

According to RIA Novosti, she said this during a press conference in Brussels.

According to von der Leyen, the EC records an increase in EU trade with other countries, during which there is a "discrepancy between the supply of goods from the EU in transit through Russia and their arrival in third countries."

In addition, as the European official noted, some countries buy goods from the EU, and then allegedly transfer goods subject to sanctions to Russia.

"We can prohibit the supply of goods to these countries if there is clear evidence that we are talking about circumvention of sanctions and supplies to Russia," she concluded.

On April 14, European Commissioner for Financial Stability Mairead McGuinness said that the EU was preparing to introduce the 11th package of anti-Russian sanctions.

According to von der Leyen, the new package of anti-Russian sanctions will focus on countering the circumvention of existing restrictions.