It will be considered by the permanent representatives of 28 EU member states. This is stated in the agenda of the forthcoming meeting of ambassadors, published on the website of the Council of the European Union. In connection with the presidential elections in Russia on the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol, new positions may be included in the list of restrictive measures against the Russian Federation, the document says.. After the leaders of the countries of the union agree on the introduction of additional sanctions against Russia, the decision must be formally and unanimously approved by the EU Council. Earlier, in March, the European Union extended until September 15 restrictive measures against 150 people and 38 organizations from the Russian Federation due to the situation in Ukraine. For the first time, America, the EU and some other countries imposed sanctions against our country in 2014. , after the return of the Crimea to Russia, and later in connection with the conflict in the southeast of Ukraine. In response, Russia banned food imports from most countries that supported restrictions. At the moment, several EU sanctions packages are in force for our country - economic, individual and in the Crimea. They include bans on the sale of arms and the export of dual-use goods to Russia for military purposes, restricting Russia's access to certain strategically important technologies and services that can be used for development and production of oil, including offshore or under polar conditions.