Von der Leyen: It's time to get rid of Russia's dirty carbon resources forever

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in her keynote speech called on the European Union to get rid of Russia's energy resources forever. She stated this while speaking at the session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg with her annual message on the state of affairs in the European Union.

"It's time to get rid of dirty carbon resources from Russia," she said.

"The answer will be European clean energy based on nuclear energy," von der Leyen continued, actually for the first time directly classifying nuclear energy as a clean energy source, TASS quotes.

As reported, in the spring, the European Commission presented a plan for a complete ban on countries The EU will buy Russian oil and gas by the end of 2027, which will have to operate after the end of the conflict in Ukraine. Ukraine. Currently, the European Commission is preparing a similar plan to ban Russian nuclear technologies and nuclear fuel, which is expected in October.