24/11/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 24 November, the EU deplored the Russian decree signed by President Vladimir Putin on 15 November on simplified trade rules to increase access for goods to and from the temporarily non-government-controlled areas of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions. “Such unilateral measures violate Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, including with regard to customs control. They have the potential to increase the tensions and prolong the status quo, while impeding the future reintegration process”, the European External Action Service spokesperson said in a statement. The statement therefore called on Russia to revoke this decision and stop taking unilateral measures that only provoke further aggravation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. (CG)