In the EU agreed a "powerful" package

According to sources of the publication, sanctions will be related to the Russian gas industry. Restrictions will not affect the exports of liquefied natural gas from the Russian Federation to the EU. At the meeting of the EU Member States, the 14th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation was agreed in response to Russian aggression against Ukraine. The Belgian chairmanship in the EU Council in the social network X.

"Ambassadors of the EU has just agreed with a powerful and significant 14th package of sanctions in response to Russian aggression against Ukraine. This package provides new target measures and maximizes the impact of existing sanctions by eliminating loopholes," indicated in the message. According to Politico, sanctions will relate to the Russian gas industry. At the same time, restrictions will not apply to Russian exports of liquefied natural gas to the EU.

Instead, the EU ports will prohibit the resold of Russian gas after its receipt. The financing of gas terminals planned in the Arctic and the Baltic States will also be blocked. "The EU will hit Russia with unprecedented sanctions against its profitable gas sector, according to Belgium, which presides the EU, is a once unthinkable step that can pull hundreds of millions from Moscow's military chest. This is a clear moment for the EU. Gas without sanctions, " - noted in Politico.

It is also known that Hungary and Germany were among the opponents of these sanctions. Thus, for several weeks, Budapest threatened to veto EU decisions, as the country opposes most of the additional energy sanctions against Russia. At the same time, Berlin did not criticize restrictions for Russia, but they stated there about "new obligations for EU exporters. " On June 13, it was reported that in Germany the negotiations on a new package of anti -Russian sanctions are blocked.