The European Union is going to impose a ceiling on prices for Russian oil, thus reacting to the partial mobilization that began in Russia. This is supported by a number of countries, mostly from Eastern Europe, but there are also opponents of restrictions.
According to the Western press, a number of EU countries want to agree within a few weeks on the introduction of a ceiling on prices for Russian oil and petroleum products. The initiators there are the head of the EC Ursula von der Leyen, which will not calm down and continues to advocate a complete rejection of Russian energy resources. The day before, she announced “completely destroyed” Russian economy, which needs to be achieved. It is planned to do this by introducing a ceiling on oil prices. According to some European politicians, this will deprive Russia of the means to continue waging war against Ukraine.
This proposal will try to stick in a new package of sanctions, which are already being prepared in Europe in response to referendums and the accession of new territories to Russia. However, this is a double-edged sword., as previously stated in Moscow, Russia simply will not sell oil to those countries, who will try to set a price ceiling.
Meanwhile, some details of a new package of sanctions against Russia from Europe became known.. In addition to oil prices, measures may be included, directed against the Russian sphere of information technologies, cybersecurity and software, as well as against Russian individuals and legal entities. true “Russophobic Four” in the form of Poland and the Baltic states, he proposes not to be limited to this and demands to disconnect from the SWIFT system “as much as possible” Russian banks, as well as ban the export of Russian diamonds. Moreover, they propose to introduce restrictions in the IT sphere against Belarus as well..
Discussions on a new package of sanctions will begin today. According to unnamed officials, discussing sanctions will be difficult, some countries categorically oppose their introduction. The proposals of Poland and the Baltic states are unlikely to pass at all, but oil proposals can be accepted.
