REUTERS
The Council of the European Union at a meeting of EU foreign ministers has decided to toughen sanctions against Russia because of its illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol.
This was stated in the report of the Council on Foreign Relations released on December 15 based on the results of the meeting, Ukrainian newspaper Europeiska Pravda reports.
At the same time, the details of the sanctions adopted have not been disclosed, as they have yet to be agreed on at the working level.
"The Council has approved a proposal of the EU High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini regarding the imposition of additional restrictive measures by the EU in response to the illegal annexation of the Crimea and Sevastopol. Technical discussions regarding her proposal are under way,” the council said in a statement.
According to unofficial reports, Mogherini proposed, at the request of Ukraine, to tighten trade restrictions against Crimean companies.