The president of the European Commission has not given any date on when the fourth package of sanctions against Russia could be approved. Everything points to the 27 adding more Russian oligarchs to the sanctioned list or expanding the number of Russian banks excluded from the SWIFT system.
The European Union is finalizing a fourth package of sanctions against Russia and will present this Tuesday a set of measures to reduce its dependence on Russian oil and gas.
In a no-questions-asked appearance ahead of a meeting in Brussels with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen has given no date on when the fourth package of sanctions on Russia might be approved.
The new package was already discussed last Friday by the Foreign Ministers of the Twenty-seven and, although they did not make any decision, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, said that the fourth round of measures was going to include more oligarchs Russian banks to the sanctioned list or to expand the Russian banks excluded from the SWIFT system.
On the other hand, Von der Leyen has confirmed that the EU will present a new set of measures this Tuesday that will have three main “pillars”: diversify the supply of fossil fuels to reduce dependence on Russia, accelerate “massive” investments in renewable energy and boost improvements in energy efficiency. “We have to free ourselves from Russian gas, oil and coal,” she stressed.
Source: Eitb
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