... expressed their negative opinion regarding the possibility of importing private cars and goods used by Russian citizens for their personal needs.
It follows from the analysis of the said paragraph that the European Commission has significantly tightened the sanctions regime by arbitrarily extending import restrictions not only to imported goods, but also to goods temporarily imported for personal use. In fact, the Commission established new rules which had not previously been applied and which did not directly ...
... the narrow topic of the arms embargo, but sets its goal as the complete destruction of the "foolish deal". A possible change of Administration in the United States after the November 2020 elections is unlikely to fundamentally change the US sanctions regime and lead to Washington's return to the JCPOA. At least the Democrats do not prioritise this task.
It is obvious that the US trampling on international law including the UN Charter, is taking ever more dangerous turns. At the same time, Washington will purposefully work to create a pseudo-legal reality convenient for itself and impose it on the world community.
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