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The European Commission advocates unity on the issue of sanctions against Russia, but does not plan to provide written details on them to the EU countries. It is reported by Bloomberg.
According to the agency, the European Commission agrees that in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory, tough sanctions should be applied, but it deliberately refrains from providing the 27 EU member states with written details, since such leaks could allow the Kremlin to conduct an early analysis of costs and possible fines.
The European Commission also said that specific proposals would be presented only if Russia actually takes some action, since sanctions are not a deterrent.
Earlier, the European Commission accused the Kremlin of “gas blackmail”, and called Gazprom’s behavior strange. According to the head of the organization, Ursula von der Leyen, Moscow continues to use gas supplies as a means of exerting political pressure, as evidenced by the strange behavior of the Gazprom monopoly, which is not interested in increasing gas supplies to Europe, despite huge demand and record fuel prices.
Recall that recently in Western countries, as well as in Ukraine, there have been statements about a possible “invasion” of Russia into Ukrainian territory. Western media reported that the US intelligence community allegedly had evidence that Russia was planning to film a video showing a faked attack on its troops and use the video as a pretext to invade Ukraine. Moscow has denied such accusations and maintained that Russia poses no threat to anyone.
Source: Rosbalt
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