Some EU Nations Push to Weaken Russia Sanctions Enforcement Plan
- EU proposals include ban on re-export to Russia of key goods
- Proposals include penalties for breaches and fund for Ukraine
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A group of member states is pushing to dilute proposals by the European Union aimed at cracking down on the circumvention of sanctions on Russia through third countries, according to people familiar with the matter.
The bloc’s executive arm has proposed banning importers from reselling so-called high-priority items — like semiconductors used in weapons or needed to make them — to Russia or for use in Russia, and requiring a sum to be deposited in an escrow account to ensure compliance.