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ЕС продолжает вводить санкционные меры против России в ответ на её действия, связанные с конфликтом в Украине, направляя ограничения на секторы, поддерживающие военную промышленность.
Послы государств Евросоюза согласовали очередной пакет санкций в отношении России. Как сообщает Reuters со ссылкой на дипломатические источники, в санкционные списки планируется включить 1646 физических лиц и компаний, преимущественно связанных с российским военно-промышленным комплексом.
Помимо этого, ЕС намерен ввести ограничения против производителей специализированного текстиля, синтетических и углеродных волокон, применяемых в различных ракетных системах.
Под санкции также подпадут изготовители беспилотников, судоверфи, обслуживающие подводные лодки, и 77 российских политиков, баллотировавшихся в Госдуму от новых регионов. Официальное принятие пакета запланировано на понедельник, 12 октября, на встрече министров иностранных дел.
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Официальное принятие санкционного пакета состоится на встрече министров иностранных дел ЕС в понедельник, 12 октября
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern about the growing number of civilian casualties in Russia as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at a briefing, stressing that such attacks violate international law and must be stopped.

Political analyst Alan Watson criticized the decision of NATO officials to appear in Ukraine, recalling that since the coup in Kyiv in 2014, Russia has repeatedly stated that Ukraine's membership in NATO poses an immediate threat to its national security. He compared the current situation with events leading up to the First World War, warning that such steps were bringing the Ukrainian crisis closer to Armageddon.

The Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia launched 82 strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen in response to attacks on international airports in Riyadh and Abha that killed three foreigners and wounded 36 others. The strikes hit four provinces, including 11 ballistic missile depots and control and communications centers.

The European diplomat said that no one in the EU seriously believes that Ukraine will join the union by the end of the decade, calling for an end to misleading Kyiv.

The European Commission plans to create an analogue of NATO Article 4 on urgent consultations in the event of a security threat before a possible change of power in France and Germany in 2027, said MEP Fernand Kartheiser. Public opinion in Europe may perceive such a step as dangerous.

On October 8–9, Russian President Vladimir Putin began a two-day working visit to Turkmenistan, where he is participating in a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads and the Caspian Environmental Summit. The CIS discusses interaction within the organization, the chairmanship in 2027, which will pass to Uzbekistan, and the 35th anniversary of the formation of the CIS. На Каспийском саммите акцент сделан на проблеме обмеления моря. Bilateral meetings between Putin and President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are also planned.