Wiadomość została wysłana.
As Russia’s war in Ukraine approaches its third anniversary, the document’s signatories seek to further weaken Moscow’s war chest by limiting income from fossil fuels. They argue that Russia has received €200 billion from sales of hydrocarbons to EU countries since its February 2022 invasion while LNG imports rose by 11% in the first half of 2024.
“Russia’s ability to sustain its war efforts is deeply intertwined with its energy revenues,” Politico quoted the document as saying. “We need to take a further leap and address the increasing Russian liquefied natural gas imports. As an end goal, it is necessary to ban the import of Russian gas and LNG at the earliest date possible.”
With Poland currently holding the EU’s rotating six-month presidency, the 16th sanctions package is expected to be harsh, though it will likely be opposed by Hungary and Slovakia, both of whose leaders are aligned with the Kremlin.
Signed by the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Sweden, the proposal notes the EU’s plans in its REPowerEU Roadmap to eliminate energy dependency on Russia by 2027. However, it argues that firmer action is required, including “prohibiting docking and maritime services on EU territory.”
Meanwhile, the U.K.’s Financial Times reported that EU shipyards are being used for the dry-docking and maintenance of Russia’s Arctic fleet. The paper said that without these facilities, currently provided in France and Denmark, “Russia’s Yamal LNG plant would struggle to access crucial markets through winter when northern hemisphere gas prices are at their highest.”
The business daily added that the two yards have serviced 14 out of 15 specialized Arc7 tankers used to ship liquefied gas from the Yamal LNG plant in the far north of Russia.
