Flags of countries participating in the EU summit in Brussels. Archive photoMOSCOW, May 29.The unity of the European Union on the issue of anti-Russian sanctions begins to «collapse» on the eve of the summit, at which they plan to discuss the oil embargo and a plan to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources, said German Vice Chancellor, Economy Minister Robert Habeck. This is reported by Reuters. The summit of European leaders starts on Monday, May 30. «We have seen what happens when Europe is united. As for tomorrow's summit, I hope it will continue. But now this unity is starting to crumble,» Habek said. He urged Germany to come out with a unified position at the summit instead of abstaining from voting due to disagreements within the German government. He made a similar appeal to other EU countries.
Media: The European Commission invited the EU countries to postpone the oil embargo of RussiaOn the eve of Habek said that Germany is sufficiently helping Ukraine with weapons, but Berlin cannot fulfill every demand of Kiev. Germany, like other Western countries, has faced severe economic problems — rising energy prices and a surge inflation — due to the imposition of sanctions against Russia after the start of a special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. The measures mainly affected the financial sector and the supply of high-tech products, but calls to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources became louder in Europe, and many brands announced their withdrawal from Russia. The Kremlin called these restrictions an economic war, but noted the readiness for such a development of events. The Bank of Russia takes measures to stabilize the situation on the foreign exchange market; payments for gas supplies to unfriendly countries were transferred to rubles. The government also prepared a plan to counter restrictive measures, which includes about a hundred initiatives. Its funding will amount to about a trillion rubles. At the same time, many Western countries are faced with a sharp increase in fuel and food prices. concessions to Putin
