The EU will impose “not the last” sanctions on Russia. Embargo on oil and gas needed “sooner or later”

During the debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the chairwoman assured that she would be responsible for the war crimes committed in Ukraine. has proposed a new package and is already announcing more.

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“You have to look at oil and the revenues Russia gets from fossil fuels.”

– The new sanctions against Russia will not be the last – the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday. She added that “now we need to look at the revenues Russia obtains from fossil fuels.” Charles Michel, the head of the European Council, also said that a ban on the import of Russian oil and gas “sooner or later” would be indispensable.

Ursula von der Leyen recalled that, as part of the proposed fifth package of sanctions, announced on Tuesday, imports from Russia will be banned for the first time in history. The restrictions will also include blocking transactions with four Russian banks and closing EU ports to Russian ships. There are also sanctions against road carriers from Russia and Belarus.

– Taxpayers’ money from the European Union cannot flow to Russia in any form – said the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

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The EU is proposing new sanctions against Russia. An embargo on coal imports, a blockade of the assets of other Russian oligarchs

In Brussels, the ambassadors of the member states started a discussion on the next package of sanctions against Russia for the attack on Ukraine. The European Commission sent yesterday proposals on this matter to EU capitals. The approval of the fifth package of restrictions requires the unanimous consent of 27 countries.

The proposed sanctions include an embargo on coal imports from Russia worth EUR 4 billion annually. On the list, however, there is no embargo on oil and gas supplies, the value of which is estimated at over EUR 80 billion per year. So far, Germany and Austria, supported by Hungary, cannot agree on this matter.

In addition, the commission proposes to block access to European ports for Russian ships, except for those with food or products from the energy sector. The sanctions are also expected to hit road carriers from Russia and Belarus. In addition, there are to be further import restrictions covering wood, cement, alcohol, seafood, rubber products and chemicals. The export ban is to cover advanced semiconductors and quantum computers. Russian companies will be prohibited from participating in tenders in member states.

More oligarchs and representatives of the authorities, as well as members of their families are to be entered on the black list with a ban on entering the European Union and blocked properties and bank accounts in Europe – in this context, two daughters of Vladimir Putin are mentioned.