EC proposing further sanctions against Russia
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The European Commission is proposing further sanctions against Russia. It goes, among others for a ban on imports of Russian coal, said the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
"We will introduce, among others a ban on imports of coal from Russia worth €4 billion a year,” von der Leyen said.
Earlier, the Bloomberg agency reported that the European Union plans to propose the mandatory withdrawal by Community countries of coal imports from Russia in direct reaction to reports that Russian forces committed war crimes in Ukraine.
The media reported that during the talks held until tomorrow by representatives of EU countries – finance ministers and ambassadors – on the imposition of another package of sanctions on Russia, the issue of the embargo on Russian coal and oil, but without gas, was on the table. Despite increasing pressure from some countries, a proposal was announced today that only includes a coal embargo.
The events in the Ukrainian city of Bucha are the impetus for the imposition of further sanctions. On Sunday, information circulated the world about the murders and rapes that the Russians were to commit against the civilian population.
“We've all seen the gruesome photos of Bucha and other areas that have recently been abandoned by Russian troops. These atrocities cannot and will not be left unanswered,” von der Leyen stressed today.
