Leyen, Michel and Borrell: New sanctions against Russia will also apply to oil and gas – HNonline.sk

The new sanctions that the European Union will adopt against Russia for invading Ukraine will “sooner or later” also apply to Russian oil and gas. This was stated by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, Charles Michel, President of the European Council, and Josep Borrell, Head of EU Diplomacy, during a debate with MEPs in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Michel, who condemned “crimes against humanity” in Buč and other Ukrainian cities in the European Parliament’s plenary, warned that the European Union would have to impose sanctions on Russian oil and gas “sooner or later”. “We express outrage at crimes against humanity, against innocent civilians in Bukh and many other cities. This is further proof that Russia’s brutality against the Ukrainian people knows no borders,” Michel said. He stressed that no “special operation” is taking place in Ukraine, but that there are war crimes about which the European Union is collecting evidence to bring those responsible to justice. Further sanctions in the near future Von der Leyen reminded MEPs that, in addition to the fifth sanctions package against Russia proposed on Tuesday, which concerns a ban on Russian coal imports, cuts off large banks or the closure of European ports to Russian ships, the Union is preparing further sanctions, and these will most likely include measures against Russian oil imports. “We must now look at the revenue that Russia derives from fossil fuels. EU sanctions are relevant because they affect Russia more strongly than our words,” she said during a speech in the European Parliament. According to her, more than 40 countries in the world have already adopted sanctions against Russia, while the Union expects other countries not to circumvent these sanctions. “It is crucial for China and the rest of the world to take a stand on this war. As a member of the UN Security Council, China has a duty not to remain neutral,” von der Leyen said. She also emphasized the need to diversify energy sources. She recalled that the United States supplies the European Union with at least 15 million cubic meters of liquefied gas to replace gas outages from Russia, but that the Union aims to raise at least 50 million cubic meters per year from other sources in order to replace a third of gas from Russia. How to end the war In his speech, the EU Head of Diplomacy emphasized the importance not only of ending the war in Ukraine, but also of how to end the conflict. “Because if the war ends in a devastated and controlled country, fragmented and with millions dead, it’s not the end we want. And if we don’t want it, we must continue to support Ukraine,” Borrell said, earning a long round of applause from MEPs. Borrell added that Europeans should perhaps speak less to Ukrainians than heroes and prefer to provide them with more weapons of defense. “We have given Ukraine more than one billion euros for defense. However, we pay one billion euros a day to Putin for the energy he gives us. This shows how important it is to reduce our dependence,” the head of European diplomacy said, referring to energy supplies from Russia. He pointed out that the Union’s energy self-sufficiency lay in the development of renewable energy sources. He also recalled that Europeans used to live “under the protection” of the United States, knowing that NATO membership would solve all its security problems. “However, we must play our part in security and defense. I would like all EU countries to increase their defense spending. However, we must spend not only more but also better,” he said.

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