Six EU countries opposed a new package of sanctions against Russia.… (санкция · пакет · россия)
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
- The European Union is unable to agree on the 21st package of sanctions against Russia.
- At least six EU member states—Greece, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Portugal—are opposing parts of the sanction package.
- The deadlock stems from disagreements over specific measures in the package.
- Discussions are ongoing among EU ambassadors in Brussels to resolve the impasse.
- A meeting is scheduled for 15 July to attempt further agreement on the sanctions package.
Points of divergence
- The six countries opposing the package explicitly demanded individual exemptions or full blocking of specific provisions, with Greece threatening to block the entire package if its demands are not met. — fontanka
- Political leaders in EU countries are nearing elections and are reluctant to alienate voters by enforcing harsh sanctions, contributing to resistance against the maximally strict package. — vesti
- Plans for banning Russian ex-combatants from entering the EU were significantly softened and delayed, while proposals to ban imports of Russian fish were outright rejected. — kommersant
- Six countries within the EU have opposed new sanctions against Russia; Greece is particularly concerned about the impact on its shipping industry if restrictions on Russian LNG transport are imposed. — vm
Coverage (20 sources)
- Expert: EU sanctions are hitting the alliance with the same blunt instrument — Вести
- "The situation for European peoples will be hellish": a political scientist on the impact of sanctions on the EU — Вести
- EU discusses three scenarios for the 21st package of sanctions against Russia — The Bell
- 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)
- EU fails to approve 21st package of sanctions against Russia — РИАМО
- EU Foreign Ministers Fail to Agree on 21st Sanctions Package Against Russia, Including Oil Price Disputes — ТАСС (Telegram)