Member-states of the European Union are not discussing the possibility of using frozen Russian assets as part of the 18th package of anti-Russian sanctions, official spokesperson of the European Commission Paula Pinho said at a press conference, APA reports citing TASS.
"The President [of the European Commission] has already mentioned the elements (of the new sanctions package - TASS) that are currently being considered and the immobilized assets are not among them," she said.
EU countries approved the 17th package of anti-Russian sanctions this week, having blacklisted seventeen individuals, 58 organizations and 189 tankers carrying Russian oil and petroleum products.