THIRD COUNTRIES ALIGN WITH EU SANCTIONS OVER UKRAINE

On 5 August, the EU published 3 news releases, saying that North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway have undertaken to align themselves with –

• Council Decision 2022/1271/CFSP which introduces further restrictive measures as well as clarifications to existing measures;
• Council Decision 2022/1272/CFSP which adds 48 persons and 9 entities to sanctions lists and introduced further derogations concerning the asset freeze and the prohibition to make funds and economic resources available; and
• Council Decision 2022/1276/CFSP which adds 6 individuals and 1 entity to the sanctions lists on the basis of their involvement in recruiting Syrian mercenaries to fight in Ukraine alongside Russian troops.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/08/05/declaration-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-eu-on-the-alignment-of-certain-countries-with-council-decision-cfsp-2022-1271/

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/08/05/declaration-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-eu-on-the-alignment-of-certain-countries-with-council-decision-cfsp-2022-1272/

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/08/05/declaration-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-eu-on-the-alignment-of-certain-countries-with-council-decision-cfsp-2022-1276/

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