Or welcome "thaw"?The European Union intends to adjust sanctions on banks of Russia

According to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 20th, after the European Union imposed a series of sanctions on Russia, its own economy was also severely damaged. Inflation is intensified, supply chain disorders, and uncertain economic prospects increased significantly. Reuters quoted a draft document report that the European Union was scheduled to adjust sanctions on Russia on the 20th to allow some of the funds of Russia's major banks for food and fertilizer trade.

Russia is a large country for food and fertilizer exports. Affected by the sanctions of Western countries, the shortage of large cargo ships in Russia also hinders insurance and financial aspects. Some African countries have criticized that the EU sanctions on Russia have exacerbated the global food crisis.

This is the headquarters of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on July 11. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Huan Song

Reuters reports that the EU approves the draft on the 20th to adjust sanctions on some major Russian banks. These banks include Russian Foreign Trade Banks, Sofum Bank, New Commercial Bank, Russian Foreign Economic Bank, Russian Industrial Communications Bank and Russian Bank.

According to this draft, under the premise of ensuring the need to use the above bank funds to purchase, import or transport food and chemical fertilizer, EU countries will allow thawing the above bank's economic assets.

A European official said that the draft also proposed that the European Union plans to provide convenience for the grain exports of Russian ports. After the EU's sanctions against Russia, some food traders have stopped business in Russia. However, the European Union has always denied its sanctions affecting food trade.

Another EU officials revealed that the European Union was scheduled to add sanctions on Russia's largest banks on the 20th and frozen assets, except for the assets used for food trade.

The US Treasury Department released a document a few days ago, claiming that Russian agricultural products, agricultural equipment and drugs are not within the scope of US sanctions, and said that the United States supports the United Nations' efforts to enable Ukraine and Russia's grain to be transported to the world market, reducing the Ukrainian crisis to global food supply to the world. influences.

On July 13, representatives of Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations held talks in Istanbul, Turkey. Representatives of Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, and the United Nations held a four -party talks at Ukraine on the 13th in Istanbul, the largest city in Istanbul, Istanbul, Istanbul, and agreed to establish a coordination center to ensure the safety of food transportation. Xinhua News Agency

The Vice Chairman of the Russian Federal Council (Parliament's upper court) Constantine Cosachev responded that the US move was not due to goodwill to the Russian side. It was because the US sanctions affected financial transactions and transportation that triggered a global food crisis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at the end of May that Russia is preparing to contribute to overcoming the global grain crisis by exporting grain and fertilizer, but provided that the West has taken restrictions on political motivation.

Editor Zhao Yan Source: Xinhua News Agency

Duty editor Li Jiazhuo

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