Feb. 25 (UPI) — The European Union has finalized its tenth spherical of sanctions towards Russia, timed to coincide with the one-year anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

The newest ban relates primarily to expertise and industrial items comparable to electronics, machine elements and specialised automobiles, in addition to specialised elements for truck and jet engines.

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Ukraine on Friday marked the one-day anniversary of the battle.

“Putin is escalating this illegal aggression, weaponizing winter, food and hunger,” EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Fontelles said in a statement. “Russia continues to show its inhuman face with brutal missile terror against civilian targets.”

The latest sanctions, he mentioned, “targets those who are instrumental in the continuation of this brutal war. We are taking more measures, tackling the banking sector, access to dual-use technology and advanced technologies.”

The import and export sanctions apply to 121 people and entities, together with suspending the broadcasting licenses of two Russia-controlled media shops, RT Arabic and Sputnik Arabic.

Seven entities linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps were also sanctioned for the primary time. They are accused of serving to provide drones and associated expertise to Russia to be used in Ukraine.

The United States considers the Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization.

The new sanctions on industrial items collectively cowl round $11.6 billion value of exports.

Three extra Russian banks had been additionally added to the checklist of sanctions, ensuing of their overseas property frozen.

The EU, in the meantime, can be tightening reporting measures and obligations of its member states in the case of figuring out sanctioned Russian overseas property of their jurisdictions.

In issuing the sanctions, Borrell took intention at Russia’s forced adoptions of Ukrainian youngsters.

A report backed by the U.S. State Department printed earlier this month recognized not less than 43 camps and services in Russia the place 1000’s of forcibly relocated Ukrainian youngsters are being held and uncovered to re-education.

“As part of our listings, we are targeting those responsible for the deportation and forced adoption of at least 6.000 Ukrainian children,” Borrell mentioned. “This is a clear violation of international law, including the Geneva convention.”