It today welcomed the adoption of an 18th package of European “unprecedented” against it and its supporters, which mainly provides for a reduction in the highest export price of Russian oil, which is allowed to be exported.
The first green approval light of the new sanction package was lit this morning by the ambassadors of the EU countries who met extraordinary after last night’s announcement by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitso that his country is lifting the veto after receiving assurances. The 18th Package of sanctions is expected to receive the final approval from the General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels today.
We will oblige Putin to a ceasefire of fire
“Together with the United States, we will oblige him to a ceasefire,” in which Russia invaded in 2022, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Baro wrote to X.
It’s done ! We Europeans adopt unprecedented sanctions this morning against Russia and the countries that support it.
France played a decisive role. With the United States, we will force Vladimir Putin to a ceasefire. ↓
-Jean-Noël Barrot (@jnbarrot)
Done ! This morning, we Europeans have adopted unprecedented sanctions against Russia and against the countries providing their support.
France has played a key role in this decision. Together with the United States, we will compel Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire.
-Jean-Noël Barrot (@jnbarrot)
Ursula: Beat the heart of Russia’s war machine
The President of the European Commission wrote for X: “I welcome the agreement to our 18th Package Package against Russia. We hit the heart of Russia’s war machine. We are targeting its banking sector, energy sector and its military -industrial sector and include a new dynamic limit of oil prices. “
I welcome the agreement on our 18th sanctions package against Russia.
We are striking at the heart of Russia’s war machine.
Targeting its banking, energy and military-industrial sectors and including a new dynamic oil price cap.
The pressure is on.
It will stay on until…
– Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen)
For its part, EU High Representative Kaya Callas said that “the EU has approved one of the strongest sanctions against Russia to date.” Through “X”, Mrs Callas stresses that with the 18th package of sanctions “the Kremlin’s war budget is further reduced”, putting on the list of sanctions 105 more tankers of its shadow fleet and limiting Russian banks’ access to funding. “We are exerting more pressure on Russia’s military industry, Chinese banks that allow for avoiding sanctions and blocking technology exports used to drones,” the High Representative said, adding: “We will continue to increase the costs so that the interruption of aggression will become a one -way street.”
The 18th package of sanctions against Moscow includes a changing Russian oil market limit, which was set to just over $ 45 per barrel, depending on the average purchase price. Previously the Russian oil market ceiling was $ 60 a barrel.
