War in Ukraine: French Finance Minister sees room for new sanctions in Moscow

France and Europe still have room for maneuver to impose further sanctions on Russia for war in Ukrainesaid today the French Minister of Finance Bruno Lemerre.

“Yes, there is room for maneuver. All possibilities are on the table “Lemmer said, speaking to BFM television and RMC radio.

The 27 EU countries have imposed three packages of sanctions against it Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, in which, among other things, the resources of the Russian Central Bank have been frozen and seven Russian banks have been cut off from the SWIFT system.

Britain is considering a ban on oil imports from Russia

Her government Great Britain will consider banning oil imports from Russia, Deputy Secretary of State for European Affairs James Cleverley said today, following a statement by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that the United States and Europe were discussing the possibility.

“We import very few Russian hydrocarbons anyway”, Mr. Cleverley explained to Times Radio. “It’s something we will look at, of course,” he added.

Source: News Beast

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