The sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia: the main thing from the speech of the head of the European Commission

04 May 2022, 12:59 | Peace 
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The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presented the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which the EU should adopt today. According to her, " This was reported by the Russian edition of BBC News.

" For them to be the masters of their future, not a foreign leader. For international law to prevail, not force. For Putin to pay a price, a high price, for his brutal aggression, von der Leyen said.. - The future of the European Union is written in Ukraine"

The EU will expand the " " - This sends an important signal to all Kremlin criminals. We know who you are. And you will be held accountable"

EU disconnects Sberbank and two other large Russian banks from SWIFT. " This will increase the isolation of the Russian financial sector from the global system."

sanctions are imposed on TV channels. " They will no longer be able to distribute their content in the European Union in any form - not by cable, not by satellite, not on the Internet, not through applications in smartphones.. We define these channels as the mouthpiece of Putin's lies and aggressive propaganda.

EU proposes to abandon Russian oil. " Some members of the union are heavily dependent on Russian oil. We will take care of the phase-out of Russian oil. We will maximize the pressure on Russia, minimizing the impact on our economy."

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Earlier it was reported that the European Union on Wednesday, May 4, will adopt the sixth package of sanctions against Russia.. It includes an oil embargo, disconnection of Sberbank and two banks from SWIFT.

Recall that Ukraine has officially addressed the Secretariat of the Energy Community, the European Union and the countries participating in the Energy Cooperation Treaty with a proposal to impose a ban on the import of energy resources from the Russian Federation.

The fact that sooner or later the European Union will have to take measures against the import of gas and oil from Russia, said the President of the European Council Charles Michel.

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