EU-erklæring om tredjelands tilsutning til fornyelse av restriktive tiltak mot Russland i lys av situasjonen i Ukraina

On 5 March 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/333 [1].

The Council Decision renews the existing restrictive measures until 6 March 2019 and removes the entries for two persons.

The Candidate Countries Montenegro* and Albania*, the EFTA country Norway, member of the European Economic Area, as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, align themselves with this Decision.

They will ensure that their national policies conform to these Council Decisions.

The European Union takes note of this commitment and welcomes it.