Germany says EU unity on sanctions against Russia is "collapsing"

EU summit to discuss new sanctionsagainst RUSSIA, will be held from 30 to 31 May. According to the HEAD of the German Ministry of Finance,

EU unity over sanctions against Russia is "starting to crumble" ahead of a summit to discuss an oil embargo and plans to reduce dependence on Russian energy. This was stated by the head of the German Ministry of Economy Robert Habek, reports REUTERS.

According to him, after the start of Russia's special operation in Ukraine, "we saw what can happen when Europe is united." “Taking into account tomorrow's summit, we hope that this will continue. But this unity is already beginning to crumble,” he said.

Habek urged Germany to speak at the summit "with one voice" and not abstain from voting due to disagreements within the country's ruling coalition. He called for similar unity in other EU states.

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BLOOMBERG learned about EU concessions on energy sanctions against Russia Politics

Since the end of February, Russian companies, banks and citizens have been subject to Western sanctions: officials, parliamentarians, public figures, heads of state-owned companies and journalists. In the latest - the fifth package of sanctions - the EU also banned coal imports and restricted cargo transportation.

Since May, the European Commission has been working on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia. Initially, it was planned to include a ban on the purchase of all Russian oil  - both crude and refined, said the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. However, the package of measures could not be agreed upon, including because of the position of Hungary, which did not agree to abandon Russian oil.

On May 29, Bloomberg reported that the EU may provide for the exclusion of supplies via the Druzhba oil pipeline from the sanctions package. “Such a compromise would allow Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to buy time to agree on the technical details of the gradual cessation of pipeline supplies to his country,” the publication pointed out.

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In response to Western sanctions, the Russian authorities have announced retaliatory measures, and the government has developed and adopted a massive package of measures to support the economy. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has previously warned that the rejection of Russian hydrocarbons threatens to collapse the gas and oil markets, since Russia is their largest supplier.