Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys has called on the European Union to begin work now on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia and that these sanctions should hit its most vulnerable points.

The eighteenth sanctions package must strike the aggressor where it really hurts – energy, LNG, oil, nuclear fuel and financial institutions must be our targets," he said, stressing that work on the new package must begin immediately.

“We have to proceed, because otherwise we’re not meeting our words. And who will believe us when we will send this message again?” Budrys pointed out.

  • oce 🐆@jlai.lu
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    13 days ago

    It probably has not happened yet because it could have a big impact on EU inflation. Are EU citizens ready to pay the price or will they vote more for far right populists for every additional euro on the energy bill? I think the citizens not directly facing the danger of Russian invasion are still not motivated enough to push the politicians to act.
    See the 2022 energy crisis due to post COVID demand and the Russian invasion. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_energy_crisis_(2021–2023)