LAST UPDATE 16:10
Estimates of reaching an agreement on imposing a European embargo on Russian crude shortly before the start of the summit are mixed, with the Bulgarian prime minister saying it is a possible possibility, at a time when his Estonian counterpart appeared wary.
In particular, according to Reuters, the Kirill Petkov He said in the run-up to the summit that the member states of the European Union would be able to reach an agreement banning the import of Russian oil under certain conditions.
“I think it will pass with some deviations,” Petkov said of the embargo plan.
He clarified that “overall it should pass, based on certain individual characteristics and criteria it may have for member states”.
However, the Prime Minister of Estonia Kayia Kalas did not share Kirill Petkov’s optimism, estimating that EU member states are unlikely to reach a full agreement on new sanctions against Russia.
“I do not think we will reach an agreement today,” Kalas said, adding that this is more likely to happen at the next summit in June.
For his part, the German chancellor Olaf Solts He refrained from taking a stand, saying at the summit that he expected the EU to reach an agreement but did not set a timetable.
“From what I hear, it looks like there could be a consensus. And sooner or later there will be a consensus,” Soltz told reporters.
In the same vein, the Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Cro He pointed out that “decisions are not easy”, adding that “I have no doubt that decisions will be made in the coming days, in the coming weeks”.
On the contrary, the President of France appeared more optimistic Emanuel Macronwho came and stated that “we are heading towards an agreement for a sixth package of sanctions”.
It is recalled that the leaders of the European Union are expected to agree at the Summit that the new package of sanctions against Russia should include an embargo on the country’s oil, but excluding crude deliveries through pipelines.
According to a Reuters report, however, as leaders are unable to agree on all the details of the upcoming embargo, they are expected to leave the final agreement on the sanctions package for later.
Source: Capital
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