Ka la 19 Hlakola, European Union e ile ea lumela ho beha potoloho e ncha (mokoloko oa 16) oa likotlo khahlano le Russia. Leha ho le joalo United Statese lipuisanong le Russia, EU e tšepa hore e tla tsoela pele ho sebelisa khatello.

Likotlo tse ncha li kenyelletsa thibelo ea ho kenngoa ha aluminium ea mantlha ho tsoa Russia. Pejana, aluminium e sa sebetsoang e tsoang Russia e ne e etsa karolo ea 6% ea kakaretso ea thepa ea aluminium e tsoang kantle ho EU. EU e se e thibetse ho kenngoa ha lihlahisoa tse itseng tsa aluminium tse felileng ho tsoa Russia, empa mokoloko o mocha oa likotlo o eketsa thibelo ho koahela aluminium ea mantlha, ho sa tsotellehe hore na e kenngoa ka mokhoa oa li-ingots, slabs kapa billets.

Ntle le aluminium ea mantlha, likotlo tsa morao-rao li boetse li eketsa lenane la batho ba sa tsebeng letho la likepe tsa "shadow fleet" tsa Russia. Likepe tse 73, beng ba likepe le batsamaisi ba likepe (ho kenyeletsoa le batsamaisi) ba belaelloang hore ke karolo ea "likepe tsa moriti" ba kenyellelitsoe lethathamong le letšo. Ka mor'a tlatsetso ena, palo eohle ea likepe tse lethathamong le letšo e tla fihla ho feta 150.

Ho feta moo, likotlo tse nchae tla lebisa ho tlosoeng ha tse lingLitsi tsa banka tsa Russia tse tsoang tsamaisong ea elektroniki ea SWIFT.

Ho lebelletsoe hore Seboka sa Matona a Kantle ho Naha sa EU se tla tšoareloa Brussels ka Mantaha oa la 24 Hlakola se tla amohela likotlo tsena ka molao.