“Currently, two European Union States – Slovakia and Malta – do not support the approval of the 18th EU sanctions against Russia. Source: “European Truth” with reference to several EU diplomats, familiar with the course of discussions against Russian sanctions against the Russian Federation, the direct language of one of the interlocutors of the publication: “At the Coreper meeting (EU Permanent Representatives Committee), on July 13, the discussion on the 18th Package of Sanctions lasted several hours.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to several EU diplomats, acquaintances with the course of discussions on sanctions against Russia
Direct language of one of the interlocutors of the edition: “At the Coreper meeting (EU Permanent Representatives Committee), on July 13, the 18th Package of Sanctions lasted several hours. Slovakia continues to insist on its position: it will block sanctions against Russia until it receives a guarantee from the European Commission, which does not suffer losses after the EU gas in 2028.”
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Details: Malta also opposed the package. This country is against reducing the ceiling prices for Russian oil.
“Malta, as well as Greece and Cyprus, are states that have a large tanker fleet whose economy depends on oil transportation. That is why they did not support the idea of reducing the threshold pricing of Russian oil. On Sunday at the EU ambassador, Malta insisted on refusing to refuse.”
According to the EP interlocutors, the European Commission is currently proposing to set a dynamic ceiling for Russian oil prices. According to the proposal, it should be 15% of the average market price for oil in the last three months, with updating every six months.
Earlier, the media reported that EU ambassadors are allegedly close to the reconciliation of the 18th Package of Sanctions against Russia for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which will include a decline in “ceiling” prices for Russian oil.