Headquarters of the European Union. File photoMOSCOW, April 20A number of EU countries are proposing to stop importing nuclear fuel from the Russian Federation, ban Russian news TV channels, suspend the issuance of visas to Russians and introduce new sanctions against individuals and companies allegedly «connected with the Kremlin», Reuters reports, citing sources. According to the agency, the European Commission is now is working to increase the availability of alternative energy sources to try to «reduce the cost of ditching Russian oil» and convince Germany and a number of other «resisting» countries to take the measure. jpg» />The ex-EC head warned the West about the consequences of new sanctions against Russia «Some EU countries are also pushing for other new restrictions. These measures include … stopping the import of nuclear fuel from Russia, a new ban on Russian news channels, suspension (issuance) of visas for Russians and the imposition of sanctions against additional individuals and companies associated with the Kremlin,” the report says. It is noted that none of these measures has been officially proposed, countries have different positions on them. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.» According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, as of March 25, the main tasks of the first stage were completed — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. On April 19, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced the start of the next phase of the special operation. A number of Western countries imposed new sanctions against the Russian Federation because of Ukraine. According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, these sanctions are very serious, but Russia was preparing for them in advance. «on the example of sanctions
