Brussels, 25 February 2023 (dpa/MIA) - EU member states have agreed on a further package of sanctions against Russia, including additional trade restrictions, diplomats told dpa following consultations.

The latest round of sanctions provide for additional trade restrictions, as the Swedish EU Council Presidency announced in Brussels on Friday evening.

According to a Polish diplomat, Warsaw agreed on the condition that imports of synthetic rubber to the EU be monitored regularly in future.

Diplomats are also to continue working on sanctions against the Russian nuclear sector.

The sanctions enter into effect on Saturday when they are published in the EU Official Journal.

Earlier statements by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the new restrictions would apply in particular to industrial goods that Russian industry cannot obtain from third countries such as China, including machine parts, antennas, cranes, special vehicles and spare parts for trucks and engines.

There are also export restrictions on around 50 new electronic components that can be used for Russian weapons systems, drones, missiles and helicopters.

Certain rare earths and thermal imaging cameras are also covered by the new rules.

To prevent companies from non-EU countries from supplying civilian goods with military uses like drones to Russia, the application of the existing sanctions is to be expanded, meaning companies could potentially lose access to the EU's internal market in the future.

As in the past, the sanctions are to be accompanied by a list of those who are no longer allowed to enter the EU and whose assets in the EU are to be be frozen, with those affected to include military commanders, political leaders and those responsible for propaganda.

Representatives of the 27 EU countries has wanted to agree the sanctions more quickly and had begun discussions the day before the world marked one year since Russia unleashed its all-out assault on Ukraine.