The European Union can present the next package of sanctions against Russia in the coming weeks, Bloomberg reports with reference to sources.
According to the interlocutors of the agency, the EU countries continue to discuss the mechanism for restricting prices for Russian oil, but it is unlikely that the decision will be made in the near future. Some members of the association insist on imposing sanctions that would affect Russian gas, but the majority, according to the agency, do not support this measure.
The European Union has already introduced six rounds of sanctions against Russia. The restrictions were affected by various sectors of the Russian economy, large banks and companies, including Sberbank, VTB, Alfa-Bank, Gazprom, Rostelecom, Russian Railways, a number of authorities, businessmen, state media employees.
RBC recalls that the Russian authorities consider restrictive measures illegal, the Kremlin stated that the country has “the largest sanctions load in history.” Russian President Vladimir Putin considered these measures “crazy and thoughtless”, called the sanctions the “economic blitzkrieg”, which was conceived by “ill -wishers” against Russia, and stated that this attempt failed.