The main thing in the European Commission is to prevent an increase in revenues of the Russian Federation.
Sixth package of European Union sanctions against Russia will target banks, including Sberbank and oil, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, according to Reuters.”We will continue to put pressure on the banking sector, especially Sberbank, which accounts for 37% of the Russian banking sector. And, of course, these are energy issues, “she said. , continue to buy in Russia.
The President of the European Commission also said that the EU is working on “reasonable mechanisms” to impose “energy sanctions” on Russian oil ..
“What should not happen is that Putin will receive even higher profits than oil in other markets,” von der Leyen was quoted as saying. “The main priority is to reduce the Kremlin's income,” she added.
Mykola Havrys analyzes in an article 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.
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