Igatsha eliphezulu le-EU lifuna ukuvimba izakhamuzi zaseRussia, izakhamuzi kanye nezinhlangano ezingokomthetho ekuthengeni izindlu ezithengiswayo emazweni angu-27 angamalungu enyunyana yezombangazwe nezomnotho.
I-European Commission yethule umthethonqubo omusha ohlongozwayo ozokwenqabela ngempumelelo noma yiziphi izivumelwano zezakhiwo nabathengi abavela Inhlangano yase Russia.
Umthetho omusha uyingxenye yezijeziso zesithupha ze-European Union ezabelwa iRussia ngemuva kokuhlasela kwayo ngodlame e-Ukraine.
Umthetho ohlongozwayo uzokwenqabela ukudayiswa noma ukudluliswa, ngokuqondile noma ngokungaqondile, "kwamalungelo obunikazi endaweni engagudluki etholakala endaweni yeNyunyana noma amayunithi ezivumelwano zokutshala izimali ezihlangene ezihlinzeka ngokuchayeka kuleyo ndawo engagudluki."
Ukuvinjelwa kwezindlu ezithengiswayo kusebenza kubo bonke abantu baseRussia abangezona izakhamizi ze- iyuniyani yase-Europe futhi awunazo izimvume zokuhlala unomphela emazweni angamalungu e-EU.
Ukuvinjelwa ngeke kusebenze kulabo bantu baseRussia abaphethe ubuzwe noma ukuhlala ngokusemthethweni e-European Economic Area noma eSwitzerland.
Selokhu kwaqala udlame lwaseRussia e-Ukraine ngasekupheleni kukaFebhuwari, izinkulungwane zezakhamizi zaseRussia nezakhamizi zase-European Union, e-United States nakwamanye amazwe selokhu zanikezwa unswinyo, kwathathwa impahla nempahla yazo.