The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has applauded the agreement of the European ambassadors and has celebrated that the EU is moving “fast and firm” in the face of Russia’s maneuvers
The member states of the European Union have reached an agreement this Wednesday totest the new round of sanctions against Russia, which will include a cap on the price of Russian oil, and which responds to the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine after the illegal referendums and the annexation of four Ukrainian regions occupied by the Russian Army.
As confirmed by the Czech Presidency of the Council, the Twenty-seven They have reached this Wednesday a “political agreement” at the level of ambassadors to adopt the eighth round of sanctions against Moscow since the beginning of the military aggression against Ukraine.
In a message on social networks, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has applauded the agreement of the European ambassadors and He has celebrated that the EU is moving “fast and firm” in the face of Russia’s maneuvers. “We will never accept false referendums or any kind of annexation. We are determined to continue to make the Kremlin pay,” he said.
In any case, European sources indicate that the text must now be finished and adopted by written procedure, so the new restrictive measures will see the light of day on Thursday morning, before the start of the informal summit of heads of state and of the EU Government in Prague.
I welcome the Member States’ agreement today on the 8th sanctions package.
We have moved quickly and decisively.
We will never accept Putin’s sham referendum nor any kind of annexation in Ukraine.
We are determined to continue making the Kremlin pay.
– Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) October 5, 2022
That same day they will be published in the Official Gazette of the EU and will enter into force, thus meeting the deadlines set by the European bloc to respond to the escalation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a matter of days and before the summit in the Republic Czech.
Full details of the package remain to be known, which will further limit imports of Russian products and European technology exports in an attempt to undermine Russia’s industrial and military capacity. The ‘blacklist’ of individuals and companies responsible for the illegal consultations in Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia and the mobilization of reservists will also be expanded.
Likewise, member states have been discussing in recent days the “legal basis” to apply a cap to the price of Russian crude, in an attempt to reduce Russia’s income and stabilize markets. European sources confirm to Europa Press that this measure has also been agreed upon by the Twenty-seven.