The EU plans to continue pressure on Russia by 18th Sanction package

The European Union intends after the 17th Package of Sanctions against the Russian Federation to start work on the 18th.

Source: About this, answering the question of “European Truth” at a press conference after the EU Council meeting in Brussels and Finance in Brussels, the European Commission, the European Commissioner for Economics Valdis Dombrovskis, said

Details: Dombrovskis stressed that the European Commission plans to continue to impose new sanctions against Russia, in particular, after the 17th package, the 18th Package of Sanctions will be prepared.

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“From the European Commission, we are definitely ready to continue to put pressure on Russia, including working on new sanctions,” Valdis Dombrovskis said, answering the question of whether the EU will prepare a 18th package of sanctions.

Speaking about the possible areas of increased sanction pressure on the Russian Federation by the European Union, the European Commissar reminded that “the main source of income of Russia is exports of fossil fuel.”

“This is the area to focus on. We have long banned the import of Russian coal. Together with G7 partners, we can set the upper limit for Russian oil, as well as to work against Russia bypassing this border with the help of a shadow fleet. We also, as a European commission, have presented a strategy for Europe. He told.

However, he noted that “while the EU gradually abandons Russian fossil fuel, Russia finds other consumers.”

“But it is worth noting that these consumers pay much less than they have paid in Europe before. Therefore, it is important that we continue to put this pressure,” Valdis Dombrovskis said.

The Minister of Finance of Poland, which is currently presiding on the EU, Andrzej Domansky also stressed that “the prospects of the Russian economy are very closely related to the export of hydrocarbons.”

“The most effective way to reduce the flow of income for the Russian military machine is to limit exports of fossil energy. This was a focused and previous package of sanctions … And in the same direction, the recent European Commission initiative was directed in the same direction to stop the supply of Russian natural gas to the EU,” he said.

“We are ready to work on continuing pressure on Russia-aggressor, both in terms of new sanctions and in terms of stronger implementation and the fight against exceeding existing sanctions,” Domansky added.

We will remind that on May 6, EU representatives started Discussion of the 17th Package of Sanctions againstwhich focuses on the military machine of Russia, as well as on the so -called “shadow navy” of Moscow.

As it became known “European Truly”, The 17th Package of Sanctions against Russia can approve At the EU Council in Foreign Affairs on May 20.