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The European Union is going to impose an embargo on Russian aluminium as part of the 13th sanctions package. Source: Politico Details: The greatest obstacle is the increasing difficulty for the EU to find substantial targets for sanctions, the newspaper noted.
The EU has noted progress in the execution of the plan to implement tax on the income from frozen Russian assets. Source: Bloomberg with reference to sources Quote: "The European Union is progressing with plans to apply a windfall tax to the profits generated by frozen Russian central bank assets, while opting not to seize the immobilised money outright.
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen states that EU countries must simultaneously provide Ukraine with the necessary weapons as soon as possible while also building up the European Union's military industry to strengthen their own defence capabilities.
The European External Action Service (EEAS) plans to audit EU countries' weapon supplies to Ukraine by 1 February to present it at the EU leaders' summit. Source: Financial Times with reference to three European diplomats Details: An audit is being conducted following the request of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to compare EU countriesє military supplies to Ukraine.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has expressed confidence that the United States and EU countries will soon approve aid packages for Ukraine. Source: Sikorski on his Twitter (X), European Pravda writes Details: The minister noted that on Friday, there was good news from Kyiv, as the UK Prime Minister announced the allocation of another £2.