The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the EU is preparing a package of sanctions that will be directed against those who help Russia circumvent restrictions. This is how she answered the question of the CNN television company about how to prevent Moscow from avoiding sanctions.

 Journalist Christiane Amanpour asked von der Leyen to comment on this topic during the inclusion of the head of the European Commission from Davos, where the World Economic Forum is held.

 "We're hearing, and I'm sure you've also seen reports, that despite this [the imposition of sanctions], many of the banned goods are actually being transported by road, and especially, according to recent reports, from Georgia. How can we prevent Russia from getting what it needs, even under sanctions?" Amanpour asked.

 In this regard, Christian Amanpour reminded that the European Union has already introduced nine packages of sanctions that are destroying the Russian economy. "They work". And the next package will be aimed at those who help Moscow avoid restrictions.

 "Of course, we see that there are attempts to circumvent [sanctions] and we cannot tolerate this. We have already started saying that we will compile a list of people who buy technologies or goods from the European Union and ship them to Russia. But the 10th package of sanctions will mostly be aimed at closing these loopholes, ending these circumventions and creating large-scale consequences for those who circumvent EU sanctions."

 Earlier, the American publication The New York Times prepared a material in which it is said that Georgia can be used for the transit of sanctioned goods to Russia. The ruling Georgian Dream party called the article "a complete fake and gossip."