The New York Times reported that the G7 countries and the European Union are planning to impose a complete ban on importing diamonds from Russia, starting next year.
The United States has imposed a ban on the import of rough diamonds from Russia, as well as stones that were processed in Russia, in 2022, but this ban left room to circumvent the restrictions, according to the newspaper .
The European Union did not impose sanctions on the import of diamonds from Russia previously due to the position of Belgium, which plays an important role in the trade in precious stones in its economy. But now it was possible to bypass the resistance of the countries that were opposed to banning the import of diamonds from Russia.
It is expected that the new sanctions will include imposing a ban on the import of all diamonds from Russia, including those that have been processed in other countries.
The new sanctions are expected to be announced next September, and to enter into force in January 2024.
It is noteworthy that the G7 countries are the largest buyers of Russian diamonds, as their share in diamond purchases is about 70%.
Russian Defense Ministry : Two Russian fighters intercept two USA reconnaissance planes over the Black Sea
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that two Russian fighters intercepted an attempt to violate the Russian border in the Crimea by two American reconnaissance drones.
A Russian fighter intercepts a US reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea
And the Russian Defense Ministry stated, in an official statement, that its forces thwarted the attempt of two American drones, MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk, to penetrate the airspace of the Crimean Peninsula.
The ministry indicated that on August 28, the Russian airspace control center over the Black Sea detected air targets approaching the borders of the Russian state, and upon verification, it was found that they were two American MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk drones, which were conducting reconnaissance operations in semi-aircraft conditions. Crimea Island.
The statement added, "In order to prevent a possible violation of the borders of the Russian state and to confront the American drones, two Russian fighters belonging to the Russian Air Defense Forces took off, prompting the two American drones to change their direction and leave the area of their reconnaissance operations."
And the Russian Ministry of Defense announced, on Sunday, that the "Su-30" fighter intercepted an MQ-9A "Reaper" reconnaissance drone of the US Air Force as it approached Russia's borders over the Black Sea.
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