The EU Council extended for a year the sanctions for the use of chemical weapons, imposed, in particular, in the case of the Skripal poisoning in Salisbury.

This will be reported on the website of the EU Council, Ukrinform reports..

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As noted, now restrictive measures are being applied against nine people. Five of them are associated with chemical attacks in Syria, and four are involved in the attack in Salisbury using the toxic nerve agent Novichok.. Also on the sanctions list is one organization - the Scientific Research Center (SSRC), the main body of the Syrian regime for the development of chemical weapons..

Restrictive measures include a ban on entry into the EU and freezing of assets of individuals and legal entities.