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NAKO signed a letter from non-governmental organizations to the EU with a call to agree on sanctions against Belarus and Russia

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The undersigned civil society organizations call on the European Union to harmonize restrictive measures imposed on Russia and Belarus to restrict Russia’s access to the critical goods and technologies sustaining its war of aggression against Ukraine.

NAKO supports the call to expand sanctions against Belarus to weaken Russia's ability to continue the war against Ukraine.

In response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the EU has introduced a wide-ranging package of sanctions and export controls limiting Russian access to EU goods, technologies, and services. The EU has also imposed restrictive measures on Belarus in response to its regime’s internal repressions and its support for Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Goods that could contribute to the enhancement of Russia’s industrial capacities include (among other goods) coal and several minerals; several chemicals; biodiesel; cellulose and several paper and wood products; iron and steel; several products made of aluminum, nickel, copper, zinc, tin, and lead; industrial robots; electric motors and generators; and trains, several boats and other motor vehicles;

We call on the EU to harmonize restrictive measures imposed on Russia and Belarus.

Specifically, the EU should address the disparity in export bans on:

  • • Goods which could contribute to the enhancement of Russia’s industrial capacities;
  • • Luxury goods;
  • • Semiconductors manufacturing equipment;
  • • Oil refining and liquefaction of natural gas;
  • • Tankers for the transport of crude oil or petroleum products and
  • • Software for the management of enterprises and software for industrial design and manufacture.

The EU should also replicate its Russia transit ban for Belarus.

Without these additional measures, Belarus will continue to act as a backdoor for transferring EU goods and technology into Russia.

Signatories:

  • The B4Ukraine Coalition
  • Dixi Group
  • Green Alternative
  • Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (NAKO)
  • International Partnership on Human Rights
  • Kyiv School of Economics
  • Norwegian-Ukrainian Friendship Association
  • PR Army
  • Progressive Shopper
  • Razom We Stand
  • Resilient Ukraine
  • StateWatch
  • State Capture
  • U8 Ukrainian Analyticial Centre
  • Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
  • Zevin Asset Management