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Serbia has once again failed to comply with European Union sanctions imposed on October 23 against Russia and Belarus due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine or support for this aggression.
On October 23, the EU Council adopted four decisions on sanctions against Russia and Belarus, but Serbia, as a candidate country for membership, has not adhered to any of these decisions.
One of the decisions added 22 persons and 42 entities responsible for actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures.
The decision introduced an additional criterion for listing natural or legal persons, entities or bodies responsible for supporting or implementing actions or policies that contribute to deportation, forcible transfer and forcible assimilation.
The EU announced that Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Ukraine had agreed to this decision.
On 23 October, the EU Council also adopted a decision on restrictive measures in relation to the situation in Belarus and Belarus' involvement in Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
The Council added two natural persons and three legal persons to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Ukraine have agreed with the decision.
One of the sanctions decisions includes an expansion of the list of products that could contribute to the military and technological strengthening of Belarus or the development of its defense and security sector. It also includes a list of goods subject to export restrictions that could contribute to the strengthening of Belarus' industrial capabilities.
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Ukraine have agreed with the decision.
The EU Council also imposed additional restrictions on Russian energy revenues by completely banning imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), completely banning transactions with Rosneft and Gazpromneft regarding oil and gas imports into the EU, and extending the import ban to certain types of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
The decision also introduced restrictive measures against ships from the "grey fleet" that help Moscow circumvent restrictions imposed due to the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine. The decision also requires Russian diplomats traveling to the EU outside their country of accreditation to notify the relevant EU member state in advance.
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Ukraine have joined this decision.
Serbia has supported several United Nations resolutions that emphasize respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, but has not joined any of the sanctions packages imposed by the EU against Russia./ Slobodnaevropa
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