Germany called for sanctions against countries receiving uranium from Russia

Khabek said that during his visit to Ukraine he was asked why the purchase of Russian uranium is still not under sanctions. The Vice Chancellor noted

German Vice Chancellor, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habeck called for sanctions against countries that continue to receive uranium from RUSSIA. He stated this at the end of his two-day visit to Kyiv.

According to Khabek, the topic of Russian uranium was touched upon during the talks in Ukraine, first of all, the issue of "deliveries of uranium for nuclear fuel rods to Europe from Russia" was raised.

The HEAD of the German Ministry of Economy noted that the Ukrainian side asked him why the purchase of Russian uranium is still not under sanctions. “I don't think there is a good answer to that. However, this has to happen at some point, even if it means a change for countries that still have nuclear power plants running on Russian uranium. But it seems reasonable to me, so I will work on it, ”said Habek.

At the same time, the Vice Chancellor called for a more consistent application of existing sanctions against Russia. “We have clear data that the current sanctions are bypassed through third countries. This is by no means acceptable,” he said.

Before the start of the conflict in Ukraine, Russia was one of the main suppliers of uranium to the United States , as well as to the former Soviet republics in what is now the European Union. However, since February last year, it has ceased to publish customs foreign trade statistics.

Enriched uranium is exported from Russia by Rosatom's foreign trade company Techsnabexport (trademark TENEX). Last May, the head of Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, reported to the head of state that Russia had taken second place in uranium production in the world, confidently holds first place in enrichment and conversion, and is consistently among the top three in fuel fabrication.

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Rosatom is a Russian state corporation that combines assets in the fields of energy, engineering and construction, follows from the data on the organization's website. It accounts for 20% of all electricity generation in Russia. Rosatom has projects for the construction of 34 NPP units in 12 countries of the world, it deals with all technological chains of the nuclear fuel cycle - from the extraction of natural uranium to the final stage of the life cycle of nuclear facilities.

In March last year, the United States imposed a ban on the import of energy resources from Russia - oil , oil products, coal and liquefied gas, while uranium was not subject to sanctions. REUTERS, citing sources, reported that US companies asked not to impose sanctions on uranium imports in order to prevent electricity prices from rising. Last March, a group of US senators introduced a bill to ban Russian uranium imports. Also, the idea to include Russian uranium in the tenth EU sanctions package was previously reported by Reuters, but the restrictions were not ultimately supported.

Russia considers the sanctions illegal and illegitimate. According to President Vladimir Putin, the West's expectation of the collapse of the Russian economy did not materialize.