European Council President Charles Michel. File photoTOKYO, May 12.The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, in an interview with the Japanese television channel NHK, did not rule out that Russian gas could also become the object of sanctions over time, and reaffirmed that, despite the difficulties for a number of states in achieving independence from Russian energy resources, the plan to change course to the rejection of energy sources from There is no Russian Federation. «It may be after some time, but sooner or later gas (from the Russian Federation — ed.) may become the object of sanctions,» the TV channel quotes him as saying.
In Germany, Gazprom's subsidiaries stopped receiving gas from Russia. At the same time, Michel added that the EU will continue to pursue its course of ensuring independence from Russian energy resources. «It is necessary to take into account the fact that for some members (the European Union — ed.) becoming independent of Russian energy resources is difficult,” he said. According to the head of the European Council, the issue of financial support for such countries is being considered. 20 companies from Europe opened accounts with Gazprombank to buy gasIt was previously known that Hungary and a number of other EU countries are blocking the adoption of the sixth package of European sanctions against the Russian Federation due to disagreement with the introduction of an oil embargo.Western countries have imposed many sanctions in response to the special operation of the Russian Federation on denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine. A number of companies announced their withdrawal from the Russian market and the closure of production facilities in the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that Western companies that refuse to work with Russia did so under enormous pressure, but Russia will solve all the problems with the economy that the West creates for it.
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