Head of the European Commission: I talked to Trump. Promised to speed up…

The President of the European Commission announced a conversation with the US president and plans to accelerate with the abandonment of Russian oil and gas. Donald Trump expected something else from Brussels.

"I had a fruitful conversation with Donald Trump about strengthening our joint efforts to increase economic pressure on Russia through additional measures," the head of the European Commission said via the social network X.

Ursula von der Leyen noted that the commission will soon present its 19th package of sanctions aimed at cryptocurrency, banks and energy. The head of the European Commission promises to increase pressure on Russia to reduce its income.

"The Commission will propose to accelerate the refusal to import Russian fossil fuels," said Ursula von der Leyen.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that the United States was ready to impose tough sanctions against Russia, but NATO and G7 countries should completely abandon Russian energy sources. The White House also demanded that the European Union impose duties on India and China for importing Russian oil.

Perhaps the head of the White House himself does not believe in a quick refusal The EU depends on Russian energy carriers, which is why such an idea appeared, since EU and Ukraine is constantly calling on the United States for new sanctions.

In June, the European Union published the final roadmap for the complete abandonment of Russian gas and oil and, in the latest version, postponed the date to January 1, 2028. At the same time in September on The Energy Council The EU removed the provision according to which Russian companies planned to ban booking LNG terminals of EU countries.

It is noteworthy that today the head of the European Commission arrived in Delhi and announced that by the end of the year she would conclude a free trade agreement with India, which would become the largest in the world. Such a move by the EU comes after the United States failed to conclude a profitable deal with India and punished the Indian authorities with a 25 percent duty, which was motivated by the purchase of Russian oil.