EU economy commissioner UK Russia sanctions
by Giantkebab: EU
no way. EU economy commissioner says the UK decision to reverse sanctions on Russian aviation fuel and diesel came as a total surprise.
Transcript (en)
So on the first question on UK rolling back certain sanctions against Russia in energy sector, well, indeed, that was not something which would, what, it was not flagged during our G7 finance ministerial meeting earlier this week, so came as a surprise and what we were discussing in G7 actually that now it is not a time to roll back sanctions against Russia because Russia is actually the country which is benefiting from the war in Iran and having substantial windfall profits due to the higher energy prices. Therefore, it's important to sustain and, if anything, strengthen sanctions against Russia in current situation. And that's a point we will continue to insist with our international partners, including UK.
