The head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas in the post X clarified that the withdrawal of Russian liquefied natural gas is to take place by January 1, 2027.
– Over the past month, Russia showed the full contempt for diplomacy and international law – emphasized von der Leyen, announcing the 19th Sanction Package.
As she noted, Russia has carried out one of the greatest drone and rocket attacks on Ukraine since the beginning of the war, and in the last two weeks Russian Drons Shahed have violated the airspace of EU in both Poland and Romania. – These are not the actions of someone who wants peace. President (Vladimir) Putin escalated actions again and again – she said.
As von der Leyen informed, as part of the 19th EC package she proposed sanctions on 118 additional ships from the Russian so -called shadow fleets. A total of over 560 units are to be covered by the EU sanctions.
– Main (Russian – PAP) companies trading in energy, Rosneft and Gazprom Nieft, will be covered by a total ban on transactions. Other companies will also be freezed. Now we are chasing those who fuel the war of Russia, buying oil in violation of sanctions. Our goal is refineries, oil trading companies, petrochemical companies in third countries, including China, '' announced von der Leyen.
