Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, EU Council President Charles Michel and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held a joint press conference at the end of the 24th EU-Ukraine Summit in Kiev.
Von der Leyen stated that the EU has sent 35 million LED bulbs to Ukraine so far and this will increase to 50 million soon, adding that “50 million LED bulbs means savings equivalent to the electricity production of a nuclear reactor.” said.
Explaining that they also discussed energy supply security at the meeting, von der Leyen said that in the current situation, generators are extremely important for electricity supply in Ukraine.
“It has been decided to deliver 5,400 generators to Ukraine,” von der Leyen said. he said.
UKRAINE WILL BE GIVEN 2 GIGAWATS OF ELECTRICITY
Reminding that the Ukrainian and EU electricity grids were connected with the start of the war, von der Leyen said, “Ukraine needs electricity. We will provide you with the 2 gigawatts of electricity you need.” used the phrase.
Von der Leyen pointed out the importance of Ukraine’s making salaries and social payments in order to maintain its state function, and the EU has provided Ukraine 50 billion euros so far.
UKRAINE PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO ENTER THE EU DUTY-FREE
Explaining that they will give 18 billion Euros to Ukraine as budget support in regular monthly payments, von der Leyen said that they will also extend the program for the duty-free entry of Ukrainian products to the EU market.
NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA
Von der Leyen emphasized that the Russian economy has paid a high price due to the sanctions imposed, and said, “The 10th sanctions package is coming. We aim to implement this package by February 24.” he said.
Stating that the 10th sanctions package will have a scope of approximately 10 billion euros, von der Leyen said, “A big sanctions package is being prepared again. The plan is to once again focus on technologies that Russia can use in the war.” said.
Von der Leyen stated that they want to ensure that vehicles such as unmanned aerial vehicles are not produced in Russia and Iran, and that they will focus on the components in these products with the sanctions.
Von der Leyen pointed out that they will also focus heavily on circumventing or circumventing sanctions, adding, “The 10th package of sanctions will include proposals to combat the circumvention of sanctions.” made its assessment.
The EU has so far implemented 9 sanctions packages against Russia due to the war.
Sanctions against Russia span a wide spectrum, including trade, finance, industry, technology, transportation, dual-use and luxury goods.
In addition, crude oil and some petroleum products transported by sea, with the removal of some Russian banks from the international payment system SWIFT, are on the EU sanctions lists. (AA)