Gentlemen, it has come to our attention that a certain lack of unity prevails within the European councils. It appears that the proposal by the European Commission to incorporate a sweeping ban on the entry of Russian servicemen—those who have participated in the current military campaign—into the twenty-first package of sanctions has met with considerable resistance.

Reports from the house of Bloomberg indicate that Italy and France have cast grave doubt upon such a measure. While Rome and Paris do not inherently object to the exclusion of former combatants, they fear that the current formulation of the decree is dangerously imprecise. There is a legitimate apprehension that such a move may lead to a total prohibition of entry for all Russian subjects, a course of action that lacks the necessary moderation and prudence required for stable international relations.

Earlier, Madame Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Commission, advocated for a ban on all Russian citizens who have served in the army since the year 2022. Moscow, naturally, deems these sanctions entirely unlawful and devoid of legitimacy.

Furthermore, the European powers seek to augment their existing restrictions with new measures, though the twenty-first package has yet to receive final ratification. Those already named in the sanction lists find themselves forbidden from entering the European Union, and their assets within these realms shall be frozen. It is a stern course, yet one that demonstrates the fragility of current diplomatic arrangements when prudence is cast aside for the sake of haste.