The member countries of the European Union adopted Friday evening, day of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a tenth package of sanctions against Russia, announced Sweden, president in office of the council of the EU. . In addition, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will travel to China from Tuesday to Thursday for an official visit, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday. Find the events of the day in our feed.
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will visit China from February 28 to March 2 for an official visit, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday. Alexander Lukashenko is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on which Belarus is financially and politically dependent.
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China called on Russia and Ukraine to hold peace talks and rejected any recourse to nuclear weapons, in a 12-point document released on Friday, a year after Russia invaded Ukraine.
“All parties should support Russia and Ukraine to work in the same direction and resume direct dialogue as soon as possible” for a “peaceful solution”, said the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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The member countries of the European Union adopted Friday evening a tenth package of sanctions against Russia, announced Sweden, president in office of the council of the EU on its Twitter account.
It’s one year since Russia’s brutal and illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Today, the EU approved the 10th package of Russian sanctions.
The package includes eg:
– Tighter export restrictions regarding dual-use and technology
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— Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU (@sweden2023eu) February 24, 2023
These sanctions consist in particular of a reinforcement of restrictions on the export of goods with civil or military dual use and of measures against entities supporting the war effort and the communication of Russia as well as the delivery of drones to the Russians.
With AFP and Reuters
Source: France 24
