MOSCOW, December 17 — RIA Novosti. The new package of EU sanctions against Russia is in most cases an official formalization of already existing trade restrictions, says Tatiana Romanova, associate professor at the Department of European Studies at St. Petersburg University.
Earlier, the EU introduced a new sanctions package that covers 190 people, including 141 people and 49 organizations, including politicians, MPs, law enforcement officials, judges, media people, banks, TV channels, political parties, government agencies.