Politico learned about the EU's intention to shift the issue of sanctions against Russia to the United States

The European Union (EU) believes that it is the United States that should impose serious sanctions against Russia. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on August 26.

"Having committed to phasing out oil and gas imports, the bloc is increasingly aware that Washington, not Brussels, is in the best position to exert pressure," the publication says.

According to European diplomats, the new package of anti-Russian sanctions will not include new significant restrictions on the sale of energy resources to the Russian Federation, she added."Газета.Ru ".

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On August 19, the head of the EU Diplomatic service, Kaya Kallas, announced that the 19th package of EU sanctions against Russia should be ready next month. On the same day, Katerina Konechna, a member of the European Parliament (EP) from the Czech Republic, said that the restrictions previously imposed by the countries of the Union against the Russian Federation had not exerted significant pressure on the country, but had only rallied it.

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