19. The package has been awaited for several weeks. Its announcement was expected during the speech of von der Leyen in the European Parliament on September 10. At that time, the EC talked to the United States, whose president called other NATO countries on Saturday to completely depart from Russian oil.
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On Tuesday evening, the head of the EC talked to the American leader about restrictions on Russia. – The Russian war economy, maintained from fossil fuel income, finances bloodshed in Ukraine. To put an end, the Commission will propose to accelerate the withdrawing of Russian imports of fossil fuels, ”von der Leyen said after the interview.
Drones attacked Poland. EC reacts
The EC also sought to strengthen the package in connection with the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones on the night of September 9-10.
– In recent weeks, Russia has tightened the war with Ukraine – said on Wednesday a high EU representative for foreign and defense Kaja Kallas. – Drone attacks on Poland and Romania showed that Russia entered a more dangerous stage of this war. Moscow exposes the West to the test. If Putin senses any weakness, he will continue to exert pressure – she noted.
As Kallas emphasized, the EU must hit Russian banks, energy companies, cryptocurrency exchanges and shadow fleets.
