The European Union renewed its sentences against Vladimir Putin, who will remain in force for at least six months, against Russia. Finally, Viktor Orban did not follow the veto threat against the renewal with the Hungarian leader who wanted to continue the Russian gas from Ukraine on his territory in exchange for AHEAD.
“Europe continues its promise,” the high representative Kaja Kallas wrote, the renewal of sanctions “will continue to deprive Moscow to finance the war”. “Russia needs to pay for the damage caused by Russia.”
Europe offers: EU Foreign Minister agreed to expand the sanctions against Russia again.
This will continue to remove Moscow from revenues to finance the war.
Russia needs to pay for the damage they deceive.
– Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) Janogy 27, 2025
The sanctions to be renewed include all sectoral prohibitions on trade and measures that immobilize the assets of the Central Bank of Russia. The profit of frozen goods is used to finance a $ 50 billion loan to Ukraine, supported by the G7. According to the law, EU countries should vote unanimously to renew these restrictions every six months.
Orban said he was ready to veto against renewal, but last week, US President Donald Trump said the United States’ sanctions on Russia for a peace agreement with Ukraine. This may have contributed to convincing the Hungarian leader, ally and supporter of Trump to change his mind.
At the EU ambassadors meeting, the Commission made a statement that “Ukraine and Ukrainian gas pipeline system is ready to continue discussions on gas supply to Europe”. The statement, which was watched by Reuters, said Brussels was ready to include Hungary and Slovakia at the hearing. The two countries complain that the closure of gas pipelines will cost millions of euros.
Source: Today IT

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