US President Donald Trump wrote on Saturday on Truth Social that he had a letter to all NATO countries and “around the world”, in which he declared that he was ready to impose strong sanctions on Russia. However, he gave one condition. It is about all the alliance countries to stop buying Russian oil.
The European Commission referred to the letter of President Donald Trump, in which it demanded the EU's introduction to China and resignation from the import of Russian oil. A spokesman for the EC, which RMF FM quotes, admitted that The European Union intends to fully observe its principles, including the one regarding the lack of extraterritoriality of sanctionsemphasizing at the same time that all new restrictions that will appear in the 19th Sanctions Package will be in line with EU law.
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European Commission It plans to focus on facilitating the withdrawal of Russian fossil fuels, fighting the so -called shadow fleets and controlling the celebration of sanctions with third countries. As the EC spokesman reminded, the last packages contained new tools that allow you to more effectively counteract the celebration of EU restrictions.
The European Union has already covered companies from such countries as Belarus, Iran, Türkiye, ZAA and North Korea. However, the key is that The EU imposes restrictions on entities outside its borders only if there is a relationship with the jurisdiction of the EU or its members, for example in the case of transit. The use of extraterritorial sanctions is in accordance with the EU principles contrary to international law.
“To put pressure on the Russian war economy as effectively as possible, the EU works closely with international partners, especially within the G7.
