Six EU countries opposed a new package of sanctions against Russia.… (пакет · санкция · ограничение)
Six EU countries opposed a new package of sanctions against Russia. At least six European Union nations—Greece, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Portugal—voted against the latest anti-Russian sanctions.
Consensus
- Six EU member states—Greece, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Portugal—opposed the 21st package of sanctions against Russia.
- The negotiations on the 21st anti-Russian sanctions package stalled due to disagreements among EU countries.
- Greece opposed restrictions on transporting Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to third countries, citing risks to its shipping industry.
- The EU requires unanimous agreement for sanction packages, making any opposition capable of blocking the entire proposal.
- Discussions are ongoing in Brussels with diplomats seeking compromise solutions.
- The 21st sanctions package was not approved during a meeting on 13 July.
Points of divergence
- Six EU countries opposed new sanctions against Russia, and the first country in the list is leading the initiative to avoid restrictions on Russian LNG transport due to potential damage to shipping companies. — vm
- Greece threatened to block the entire package if it cannot maintain Russian LNG transportation routes; Portugal and Germany want exclusion of the ban on importing Russian fish, France and Italy seek to soften visa restrictions for former combatants from Russia, and Austria demands unlocking Russian assets worth around 2 billion euros. — fontanka
- The scale of opposition is unprecedented in EU sanction history; diplomats fear that granting exceptions may turn future sanctions into a 'hollow shell'. — vedomosti
- Political leaders are nearing elections and wish to avoid alienating voters, especially given the economic strain across the EU. — vesti
Coverage (15 sources)
- Bloomberg: EU to consider options for abandoning restrictions on Russian LNG — Вечерняя Москва
- Bloomberg: EU attempts to agree on sanctions against Russian LNG — Коммерсантъ
- Six EU countries blocked agreement on new sanctions package against Russia — Фонтанка
- Political scientist Kortunov explained the failure of anti-Russian sanctions in the EU — Вести
- FT: Six European Union Countries Oppose New Anti-Russian Sanctions — Вечерняя Москва
- Six EU countries oppose new sanctions package against Russia — Ведомости
- At least six EU countries oppose new package of anti-Russian sanctions, reports FT — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Six EU countries call for easing new sanctions against Russia — Фонтанка
- Dmitriev: Sanctions against Russia are not working and cost the EU more than €3 trillion — Ведомости
- Disagreements within the EU intensify over new sanctions against Russia — Вести
- EU faces collapse of internal support for new sanctions against Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- Dmitriev explains why anti-Russian sanctions are unpopular in the EU — Вести
- European Union countries have weakened support for anti-Russian sanctions — Вести
- EU support for new sanctions against Russia is declining due to business damage — Ведомости
- Disputes over Russian LNG and Raiffeisen Bank stall EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia, Bloomberg reports — ТАСС (Telegram)