In the document presented, authority proposes to reduce the limit price of the Russian oil barrel from $ 60 to $ 45 to the unit, as well as imposing new restrictions on Nord Stream pipelines and sanctioning 22 more banks
The president of the European Commission, executive arm of the European Union (EU), announced on Tuesday (10) that the economic bloc is “increasing pressure on Russia” with the 18th package of sanctions on the country. The new set of sanctions targets the Russian energy and banking sectors. “The goal of Russia is not peace,” said von der Leyen. In the Package presented by the authority, the EU proposes to reduce the limit price of the Russian oil barrel from $ 60 to $ 45 a unit, as well as imposing new restrictions on Nord Stream pipelines and sanctioning 22 more banks from the country led by. The president of the European Commission stated that the sanctions will be discussed during the G7 meetings, and said he hoped all the groups in the group will welcome the restrictions proposed by Europe.
EU foreign chief Kaja Kallas, who was next to Von der Leyen at a press conference, said the block now acts “to support Ukraine and press Russia.” “It’s very clear that Russia doesn’t want peace,” he added. In addition to the proposals submitted by Von Der Leyen, Kallas also mentioned that the EU intends to slow down the Russian military sector and fully ban transactions with Russian banks through sanctions. “Russia has already lost a lot of oil prescription and its economy is shrinking. Our last package of sanctions on the shadow fleet has had a big result,” he said, adding that he couldn’t “quote numbers.”
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Posted by Fernando Dias
