“The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Liaien before the beginning of the European political community summit in Tirana stated that the last actions of the ruler of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin testify to his unwillingness of peace, so it is necessary to increase the sanction pressure on him.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth”
Details: The EC President reminded that at first Putin called for ceasefire on the eve of May 9, but then did not adhere to that promise.
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Then, according to her, Ukraine, with the support of the European Union and the United States, called for a complete and unconditional ceasefire for 30 days, but Putin rejected the proposal.
“And finally he proposed a meeting directly between Ukraine and Russia in Turkey. President Zelensky was ready for meeting. President Putin never appeared. And this shows the true conviction of President Putin that he does not want peace. Therefore, we have to increase pressure,” she said.
She added that this is why the EU is working on a new package of sanctions.
“This package will include, for example, sanctions on” Nord Stream-1 “and” North Stream-2 “. It will cover work on inclusion in the list of more Russian” shadow fleet “vessels, as well as reducing the upper limit of oil price and additional sanctions against the financial sector of Russia. It will be important for us to be Peace, “von Der Liaien said.
What was before:
- The media expects that at the European political community summit, the main theme will be a sharp strengthening of sanctions against Moscow.
- The previous summit of the European political community took place in November 2024 in Budapest.