The European Union (EU) has imposed new strict trade restrictions on its member states, including several Chinese companies.suggestionbottom. It is the first time that a Chinese company has been targeted by the EU’s sanctions, which are aimed at cracking down on companies supplying Russia with products and technologies that are banned from being exported to Russia.
The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, is proposing restrictions on mainland China, as well as companies in Hong Kong, Uzbekistan, Armenia and the United Arab Emirates, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. .
Russia launched 35 Iranian Shahed drones in a nighttime attack on the Kyiv region, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Telegram. All of the drones flew from Russia’s Bryansk region, and air defense systems shot them down. The Odessa region of Ukraine was also hit by missiles during the night.
Evgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Russian private military company Wagner Group, backed off his plans to withdraw from the region, saying the Russian army had promised him enough ammunition to continue fighting in Bakhmut.
EU proposal targets Chinese companies for the first time
The European Commission said the companies subject to trade restrictions “directly support the Russian military-industrial complex in the invasion of Ukraine”. It calls for “stricter export restrictions on dual-use (civil and military) products and technologies, as well as on products and technologies that could lead to technological strengthening of Russia’s defense and security sectors.”
China’s foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a news conference in Beijing on Monday that the economic and trade relationship between China and Russia is “fair and just”.
Storage facility burned down and International Red Cross
The Ukraine branch of the International Red Cross said on its website that a storage facility for humanitarian aid was burned down by a Russian missile attack on the Odesa region on the morning of the 8th.
Original title:Ukraine Latest: EU Eyes Chinese Firms, Kyiv Downs 35 Drones(excerpt)
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2023-05-08 17:52:00