Gas station. Archival photoMOSCOW, 1 Jun. After the leaders of the EU countries agreed on the sixth package of anti-Russian sanctions, which includes, among other things, the gradual introduction of an embargo on oil imports from Russia, the French are worried about the risk of rising fuel prices, according to a plot of France 2 TV channel. pipeline «Druzhba» oil is not subject to restrictions. At the same time, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that by the end of the year the EU will actually reduce imports of Russian oil by 90 percent.Macron said he sees the effect of sanctions against Russia»This sixth package of anti-Russian sanctions will hit purchasing power. The French are already preparing,» the channel notes. The French expressed concern on television about the risk of a further rise in the price of gasoline. So, after refueling at a gas station, one of the local motorists said that he was «not at all happy» with the prospect of rising fuel prices. «I drive a car every day and have to fill a full tank at least once a week, so, of course, for me already expensive. If it rises even higher, it will be difficult,» said another resident of France. «Yes, of course. Even for daily commuting,» he added. As Celine Antonin, an economist at the French Center for Economic Research, told the TV channel, there is no doubt that the price per liter of gasoline should rise in the coming weeks. «The price of a barrel (of oil. — ed.) can soar and reach $130-150. Then the prices at the gas station can rise to 2.2-2.3. This is possible,» he warned. Western countries have stepped up sanctions pressure to Moscow after the start of a special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. The sixth package of EU sanctions also provides for the disconnection of Sberbank from SWIFT and restrictions on 80 Russian businessmen and three TV channels. As Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, said earlier, Moscow, after the decision of the EU leaders, will find other buyers of raw materials. President Vladimir Putin pointed out that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious economy. According to him, the main goal of the United States and Europe is to worsen the lives of millions of people.
