States are open to discussing new restrictions against Russia.
The US Presidential Administration is always ready and open to talks on new sanctions against Russia. The states are already planning similar talks with G7 partners. This was stated by US President Joe Biden during a speech at the White House.
“We are always open to imposing additional sanctions,” Biden said.
The President said that this week he consult with G7 members on this issue.
Earlier, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that among the sanctions proposed by the European Commission for the sixth package include:
- disconnection from the international SWIFT payment system of three Russian banks, including Sberbank; li>
- ban on broadcasting in the EU of three major state TV channels;
- ban on providing Russian companies with the services of a number of European specialists;
- phasing out the import of Russian oil.
The abandonment of oil, according to von der Leyen, should take six months and be completed by the end of 2022. However, the EU has not yet agreed on a list of sanctions, the discussion will continue this week.
Read also: The sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia: the main speech of the President of the European Commission
Recall that Hungary and Slovakia < will receive an exception to the oil embargo that the European Union plans to impose against Russia under the sixth package of sanctions.
See special topic: Britain will help Finland in the event of a Russian attack – BBC Defense Minister Ben Wallace has stressed that Finland does not have to be a member of NATO. After the attack on Transcarpathia in Hungary, they say that “the right decision has been made” on weapons for Ukraine The government is still refusing to support the embargo on Russian oil. They tried to sell Ukrainian grain stolen by the Russians to Egypt Egypt refused, so the ship with the grain sailed in the direction of Lebanon and Syria. The Russian Ministry of Defense has promised to release the rest of the civilian population from Azovstal There is no confirmation of the humanitarian corridor from the Ukrainian side yet. LAZ plant should be nationalized and an industrial park should be built there – Sadovy According to the mayor of Lviv, there are already investors ready to start production of electric motors.
