The EU’s proposal for a sixth embargo against Russia, presented to member states by the European Commission, would include a total ban on oil imports: “All oil, sea and pipeline, crude and refined,” European Commission President Ursula van der announced. Lion this morning at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
The barrier expected by the social administrator will be carried out in a “progressive and orderly manner” so that member states and European partners, “Alternative distribution channels can be secured” And “minimize impact [da medida] In global markets, ”explained Van der Leyen.
“We will suspend the supply of crude oil to Russia within six months, and refined products by the end of the year. In doing so, we will increase the pressure on Russia, while at the same time reducing joint damage to ourselves and our allies around the world,” he said.
The move was already anticipated, but did not fail to make a big impact. “Let it be clear: this is not easy. Some countries rely heavily on Russian supplies,” he acknowledged. All oil entering the country comes from Russia. In his speech, Ursula van der Leyen did not mention any exceptional regimes, but it is hoped that Bratislava, like Hungary, could benefit from some “tolerance” in using this measure.
“With these measures, we are losing its ability to diversify and modernize the Russian economy,” the head of the commission declared. Other restrictions proposed under the Sixth Prohibition Act, That means excluding Sberbank, Russia’s largest commercial bank, from the international payment system SWIFT and two other banks in the country – according to Von der Leyen, these banks are “systematically important to the Russian financial system”. He argued that the EU’s confirmation of the complete isolation of the Russian financial sector from the global system “by its exclusion from the SWIFT.
The Commission proposes to include the names of top military officials and other individuals who committed and are responsible for war crimes in Pucha. For the inhumane siege of the city of Mariupol “ List of individuals and entities subject to property freeze and restrictions on entry into the EU.
Finally, the plan includes a new ban on the broadcasting of three Russian state radio and television stations, which the commission identifies as agents for spreading Kremlin propaganda and spreading misinformation. Fake news. “They will no longer be allowed to distribute their content in the EU in any form or format, via cable, satellite, internet or smartphone applications,” he declared.
Brussels wants to sever ties with the European “accountants, consultants and spin-doctors” and the Kremlin. “It will be discontinued now. We want to ban the provision of these services to Russian companies,” he said.
As the head of social administration recalled, the head of the Russian Federation had already failed in his original purpose, which was to “wipe Ukraine off the map.” “It is clear that it will not win. Ukraine has risen, Russia is sinking.”
The European Union (EU) has pledged to support Ukraine’s military victory and help rebuild the country at the end of the war. “The scale of the devastation is staggering. Hospitals, schools, houses, roads, bridges, railways, theaters and factories – all need to be rebuilt,” said Van der Leyen, who made the “hundreds of billions of euros” financial effort. An estimate, at this time, is impossible because “the costs are rising every day of this meaningless war,” he said.
In this sense, the head of the commission came up with the idea of creating a new “rescue program for our Ukrainian friends”. It will be a “massive” investment package to “meet the financial needs” of the country’s restructuring, but also to repair the “weaknesses” of the Ukrainian economy and to improve reforms that will enable it to lay the foundations for a sustainable long-term. – Term development “.”.
Again, Van der Leyen did not provide definitive figures. But he outlined the model of this new plan, which was based on the implementation of the goals and milestones of the Ukrainian authorities, similar to the recovery and reversal plans launched after the epidemic. European money was sent to the people of Ukraine and spent according to EU rules.
The head of the commission hopes that the successful implementation of such a plan will help combat corruption, align the legal system with European standards, radically improve productivity and make Ukraine an attractive destination for foreign direct investment.
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