Following the European Union’s five partner countries of the EU extended to 23 June 2018 sanctions against Crimea and Sevastopol. This is stated in the message of the Council of the European Union, published on the website.
The EU Council decision adopted on June 19, joined by Albania and Montenegro (candidate countries for joining the EU), Norway, as well as Georgia and Ukraine.
The representatives of these States has assured Brussels that their foreign policy is consistent with the decision of the EU, the document says.
European companies are forbidden to supply to the Crimea goods and technologies in the field of transport, telecommunications, oil production, and also prohibited the provision of services in these sectors. In addition, the EU imposed a ban on the import of goods produced on the Peninsula.
Crimea became part of Russia after the March 2014 referendum in which the majority of inhabitants of the region have supported such a decision. Kiev refused to recognize the results of the plebiscite. In Moscow insist that the accession of the region conform to the norms of international law. In June 2014, the Brussels first imposed sanctions against Peninsula.