Estonia admits Solikamsk plant left off sanctions list due to supply dependence

The draft of the European Union's 22nd sanctions package does not include the Solikamsk plant. The plant was left off the sanctions lists at Estonia's initiative.

Dependence on supplies

Estonian authorities openly acknowledge that this step was dictated by dependence on supplies of rare earth metals. In other words, the decision not to list the company is not explained by the company's activities, but by the fact that Estonia and its economy rely on the plant's products.

What else is known

The available information is very limited. It is not clear which specific Estonian officials commented, what volumes of supplies are involved, or what alternatives are being considered. The source also does not say when the sanctions package is expected to be adopted.

The report was prepared by Ilja Dotšar of Estonian public broadcaster ERR, who offers a more detailed account. This summary contains only the main facts: the Solikamsk plant is absent from the draft EU sanctions package, this happened on Estonia's initiative, and Estonian authorities link the decision to dependence on rare earth metal supplies.

No further details on the content of the sanctions package or its discussion at EU level were provided in the report.