The sharp increase in exports of certain goods from the EU to Central Asia and the Caucasus indicates systematic re-export of products to Russia. In this context, Ukraine is calling on the European Union to make more active use of mechanisms to counter the circumvention of sanctions.
This was reported by Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the President’s Representative on Sanctions Policy, in comments to Ukrinform.
“Ukraine calls on the European Union to make broader use of the anti-circumvention tool—a mechanism to counter the circumvention of sanctions through third countries,” he emphasized.
According to him, there has already been a constructive response from Kyrgyzstan following the adoption of the EU’s 20th sanctions package, which imposed direct restrictions on the country due to the risks of re-exporting sanctioned goods to Russia. Following this, Kyrgyzstan decided to suspend the activities of 50 legal entities involved in operations with heightened sanctions risks.
“This demonstrates that the mechanism is working and encourages transit countries to strengthen control over exports and financial transactions,” Vlasiuk added.
