EU tightens sanctions against Russia: “The idea is to dry up financial flows”


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The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, proposes to the European Parliament the establishment of a progressive embargo on Russian oil, in Strasbourg, May 4, 2022.

In retaliation for the war in Ukraine, the European Commission is proposing a gradual EU embargo on oil and petroleum products purchased from Russia. Nothing is official yet, the text must now be validated by the 27 Member States. But a sixth package of sanctions is well and truly underway, a complete and gradual shutdown, spread over a period of 6 months, the time to set up other supply circuits. What impact these sanctions could have on Moscow.

Interview with Thierry Bros, professor at Sciences Po Paris and researcher at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

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