European Commission President: “Russia's default is a matter of time”

Ursula von der Leyen also spoke about the new package of sanctions against Russia.

Default in Russia is only a matter of time, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in an interview with the German newspaper Bild. According to her, according to current data, Russia's GDP will fall by 11%.

exports to Russia fell by 70%. 700 Russian planes lost their licenses due to lack of spare parts and software updates. Hundreds of large companies and thousands of experts are turning away from the country. According to current forecasts, Russia's gross domestic product will fall by 11%. Russia's national bankruptcy is only a matter of time. With this war, Putin is also destroying his own country and the future of its people, “von der Leyen said in response to a question about whether too lenient sanctions are being imposed on Russia for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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It was reported that the sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia will target banks, including Sberbank and oil . According to Ursula von der Leyen, the EU is working on “reasonable mechanisms” to impose “energy sanctions” on Russian oil.

Mykola Havrys analyzes in a material for ZN.UA” The impact of sanctions on Russia's economy, its citizens and the ability to continue the war “And is convinced that, despite the great help, it seems that the West is deliberately in no hurry to impose the strictest sanctions on Russia.

Based on materials: ZN.ua

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