80% of gas supplies to the country are imports from Russia.
Austria will not support any European embargo Union for gas supplies from Russia. This was stated by Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg on public radio ORF, Bloomberg reports.
According to him, the EU has “other options to increase punitive measures against the Putin government.” Bloomberg noted that in his statement, the Foreign Minister reaffirmed Austria's previous position on calls to stop trade in Russian energy.
The publication also added that although Austria is one of the largest producers of green energy, about a quarter of its energy needs come from gas. 80% of the country's gas supplies are from Russia.
Earlier, it was reported that the European Union could impose additional sanctions in the form of an embargo on Russian oil and gas this week. This decision is likely to hasten the effects of the Bucha atrocities.
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks in favor of sanctions against Russian gas and oil . And Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has calledto recognize the tragedy in the Kyiv region as genocide , to impose real sanctions against Russia and to provide powerful military assistance to Ukraine.
See the special topic: “Withdrawal of Russian troops from – Putin personally coordinated near Kyiv “- Peskov Poland is working on the construction of the” Dry Port “with Ukraine for the export of Ukrainian agricultural products – Ministry of Agrarian Policy ” The port “should speed up the passage of the necessary procedures at the border. The Cabinet has expanded the list of weapons for use by volunteer groups , including artillery and missile systems. Kharkiv suffered 27 blows during the night Active battles continue near Izyum. The Czech Republic has sent tanks and other Soviet-made armored vehicles to Ukraine This is the first supply of armored vehicles from the EU during a full-scale war in Ukraine.
