European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis, who is in charge of economic issues, confirmed that the EU failed to agree on new sanctions against the supplied from Russia's gas. RIA Novosti informs about this today, January 22.
Meanwhile, Dombrovskis confirmed that Europe continues to increase purchases of Russian LNG, as among the countries The EU does not have a unified position.
The European Commissioner said this in Davos, where the World Economic Forum is taking place.
"We could not agree on natural gas sanctions due to the lack of unanimity, some countries opposed it. But we have significantly reduced supplies, including due to explosions at "The Northern streams.“ At the same time, we see that LNG imports are only growing," Valdis Dombrovskis said.
The European Commissioner also added that, in his opinion, anti-Russian sanctions are "working", but they need to be "expanded", "showing unity and will."
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