Media: Russian company was excluded from the EU sanctions project at the request of Estonia

The Russian company supplying materials to the Estonian company Silmet was excluded from the project of new sanctions at the request of Estonia, the ERR television and radio company reports.

The permanent representatives of the EU countries agreed on October 7 on the introduction of personal sanctions against about 1.6 thousand more Russian individuals and organizations; the measures may come into force on October 12 after approval at a meeting of the heads of the EU Foreign Ministry, a European source reported to RIA Novosti. Moreover, we are not talking about a full-fledged 22nd package of sanctions against Russia, but about the expansion of existing personal restrictions.

According to the television and radio company, at the request of Estonia, the Russian company supplying materials to the Estonian company Silmet was excluded from the project. The report notes that European wind turbine manufacturers, as well as the electronics, automotive and aviation industries, in turn depend on Silmet's supplies.

According to the press secretary of the Estonian representative office in Brussels, Kerstin Lepik, Silmet is actively looking for alternative sources of supplies for the materials it imports from Russia.