Agence France -Presse quoted sources reported that the European Commission was drafted for the sixth draft sanctions, which were first proposed to 27 member states on Wednesday.The committee will propose to gradually implement this sanctions within six to eight months to allow countries to have time to find alternative supply.Several diplomats said that due to Germany's attitude, the European Union was able to promote the implementation of oil embargo against Russia.
(Brussels Comprehensive) The European Union proposed that in the next six to eight months, the EU will gradually implement oil embargo on Russia. At the same time, it is prepared to formulate clearer instructions so that member states can continue to buy Russian natural gas without violating existing sanctionsmeasure.
Agence France -Presse quoted sources reported that the European Commission was drafted for the sixth draft sanctions and was first proposed to 27 member states for discussion on Wednesday.The committee will propose to gradually implement this sanctions within six to eight months to allow countries to have time to find alternative supply.
Several diplomats said that due to Germany's attitude, the EU was able to promote the implementation of oil embargo against Russia.
Germany is highly dependent on Russian energy, and the government has previously worried that Russian oil embargo will hit the country's economy.However, the latest energy security report issued by the Ministry of Energy the day before yesterday said that Germany can stop dependence on oil on Russia in the end of the summer. As long as there is sufficient transition period, it is feasible to Russian oil embargo.
The ban must be unanimously agreed with Hungary or will strongly oppose
Borely, a senior representative of EU diplomacy and security policy, said that Russia is strengthening attacks on Ukraine and formulating new sanctions "absolutely necessary"."We must use economic and financial capabilities to let Russia pay for what it does."
This ban must be unanimously agreed by EU member states.Hungary may be strongly opposed because Budapest relies on Russian oil and has a close relationship with the Kremlin.
Hungarian Prime Minister's Minister Gargaii said in an interview with local TV stations on Sunday that Hungary will reject any EU proposal to restrict the import of energy from Russia."We have clearly stated that they will never support it." The European Union will expand sanctions on Russia to the energy field.
The Hungarian government has reached an agreement with Russia to convert natural gas payment into rubles.Budapest may fight against EU sanctions. If you don't do so, Moscow may cut off gas supply to Budapest.
Poland and Bulgaria refused to pay with rubles, and Russia cut off gas supply to the two countries on April 27.Poland and Bulgaria stated that they could deal with sudden confession because they planned to stop using Russian natural gas this year.However, Europeans began to worry that Moscow would take action against other European countries. The European Economic locomotive Germany, which relies heavily on Russian energy, may become the next goal of Moscow.
The EU Minister of Energy held an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss how to unanimously respond to Moscow's actions to cut off the gas supply of Europe and how to urgently find other supply and fill in inventory.
Because many European companies face the last period of natural gas payment this month, the EU urgently explains whether companies can continue to purchase Russian energy without violating sanctions.
Moscow instructed foreign natural gas buyers to deposit the euro or the US dollar into the Gazprombank (Gazprombank), and the bank will convert them into rubles.
The European Union Commission has reminded member states to abide by Russia's instructions that may violate sanctions, but also said that after the euro payments were paid, they announced that they would not violate the sanctions before the bank converted to the ruble.
Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Poland, Slovakia and other countries urged the European Commission last week to provide clearer instructions that Brussels is drafting additional guidance.
European countries have different dependence on Russia's natural gas. Analysts said that if the Russian natural gas supply is completely cut off immediately, many countries will be forced to take emergency measures such as shutdown factories, and the economy will fall into a decline.
