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EU chief urges bloc members to sanction Russia’s LNG exports
- The European Commission proposed the EU's 19th package of sanctions against Russia on September 19, aiming to target Russian LNG exports and its shadow oil tanker fleet.
- The sanctions follow ongoing economic pressure urged by Kyiv and require approval from all 27 EU member states, with Hungary and Slovakia opposing the LNG phase-out.
- The package would impose full transaction bans on major energy firms like Rosneft and Gazprom Neft, freeze assets of over 2,500 entities, and restrict exports of battlefield-use items.
- Von der Leyen said, “It is time to turn off the tap on LNG,” noting Russia’s war economy is strained amid constant high inflation and EU sanctions having an impact.
- If endorsed, these sanctions aim to weaken Russia’s energy revenue, pressure it to cease hostilities, and encourage Moscow to negotiate peace with Ukraine.
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The EU Commission has proposed new sanctions against Russia because of its war of aggression against Ukraine. According to a spokesperson of the Brussels Authority, Commission President von der Leyen wants to announce details of the now 19th sanction package. According to previously unconfirmed reports, the import ban on Russian liquefied natural gas is to be brought forward by one year to 1 January 2027.
After more than three and a half years of brutal war in Ukraine, the European Union has broken a long-held taboo: sanctions on Russian gas. The bloc has long imposed sanctions, which require unanimous approval by all 27 member states, on Russian oil and coal imports, but has left Russian gas untouched, causing resentment between Kiev and Eastern European countries. That changed on Friday, when the European Commission proposed, for the first time…
President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the European Union's move to adopt the 19th package of sanctions against Russia.
Brussels vows tougher sanctions on Moscow
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned that Russia’s war economy is “overheated” and approaching its limits, as the European Union moves to strengthen its sanctions regime and accelerate the timetable for ending imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG). In a speech opening the EU’s political season, von der Leyen said that Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine is… Source
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