BRUSSELS, January 16 – RIA Novosti. Belgian customs authorities have identified about 30 violations of sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union, the Belgian newspaper reported on Monday. Echo Regarding customs.

According to the newspaper, the violations are particularly related to the export of spare parts to Russia for equipment, chemical products, electronics and products that can be used in the military industry. We’re also talking about luxury items, medical equipment, food.

In addition, the newspaper claims that customs services import gold, steel and petrochemical products from Russia.

It is reported that since the beginning of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, Belgian customs services have checked 27,000 containers for the presence of sanctioned products, 500 of which are still blocked for further inspection. “To unlock these containers, the companies involved are required to provide documentation confirming that they have not violated sanctions,” the publication said.

Since the end of February last year, the EU has approved nine packages of sanctions against Russia, which include financial and trade restrictions as well as individual sanctions.

Currently, individual EU sanctions against Russia are applied to 1,386 individuals and 171 entities.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously stated that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West and that the sanctions deal a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main purpose of the West is to make the lives of millions of people worse. The Russian Federation has repeatedly stated that Russia will solve all the problems that the West has created for itself.