European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says EU sanctions will prevent Russia from selling oil
Ursula von der Leyen. Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard / Reuters
The head of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, said that the sanctions of the European Union (EU) will prevent Russia from refining and selling oil. She is quoted by TASS.
She also said that EU sanctions would limit access to critical technologies, including semiconductors.
Earlier, the President of the European Parliament (EP), Roberta Metsola, called on the European Union (EU) to impose “the most severe” sanctions against Russia. Metsola noted that the new sanctions should be “urgent and strict, no one should hide from them.”
On February 24, US President Joe Biden announced that Washington would impose additional sanctions and export restrictions against Russia. Later, the US Treasury announced that it was imposing restrictions on Russian banks, including Otkritie, Novikombank, and Sovcombank.
