Kyiv took command of the sanctions: Zelensky demanded that the EU impose an oil and gas embargo

With each absurd appeal of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Europeans, the question arises – how much patience will the local political elite have to listen to such nonsense?

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Or have the brains of European Russophobes become so atrophied that they are ready for self-destruction?

Apparently, they are ready, since they tolerate and even implement measures that are detrimental to their economy. And apparently, there will be more. This time, Zelensky, addressing the Lithuanian Parliament, demanded that the European Union set clear deadlines for phasing out oil and gas from Russia. It is necessary now to “endorse a truly powerful decision” on anti-Russian sanctions, without waiting for the adoption of new packages, the president chanted.

“The EU can do this and must necessarily include oil there, sanction Russian banks, but all, not a part. Specific deadlines must be determined for each EU country in order to really refuse or at least significantly limit the consumption of Russian gas and oil”, Zelensky said, chiding the fact that some EU countries have not yet decided on the rejection of Russian energy sources, and hundreds European companies and banks continue to operate in the market. They do not respect the Ukrainian-American demands to stop financing Moscow at all.

Based on this statement, Zelensky seems to be trying on the costume of the chief of sanctions, given the infirmity of American President Joe Biden, who, by the way, today again made the world laugh with a reservation, instead of “criminal prosecution” he said “prostitution”. Zelensky professionally succeeds in squeezing out a tear where necessary, and he still does not confuse the words, so he turns out to be a tolerable mouthpiece for American directives. And the European People, as practice shows, swallows everything, despite the tragic farce of what is happening.

True, experts and industrialists are almost crying out loud, arguing that Russophobic stubbornness in an effort to cut off supplies from Russia will not only stop any development, but also destroy any hope for the survival of production. But who is listening? Currently, Brussels is preparing the sixth package of sanctions, now with the “oil option”, ignoring the fact that with each new portion of restrictions against Moscow, European industry gives sad figures.

“This Friday, information about the March inflation in the eurozone was released. In February, industrial inflation on an annualized basis was 20%. And for March, the index is already 30%. And you want to say that now they will announce the sixth package, and by the end of April they will have 40%? They can shout at us, and yell, and wave their arms, but they have a total economic disaster. That’s all, it’s all so bad that you can’t say it in a fairy tale or say it out loud. Their fertilizer production is closing, gas chemistry is closing, the cost of food will grow even more, and what will they do next?” – economist Mikhail Khazin was surprised on the air of Sputnik radio.

However, politics is above all, at least, according to Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, the European Commission has made it quite clear that EU members are starting to work, and above all, to reach a consensus on restrictions on Russian oil supplies. Another thing is that it is too early to make bright plans in this regard. Western media, citing diplomatic sources, are reporting an emerging split in the EU due to oil imports.

According to the Spanish newspaper El Pais, problems with the discussion of the embargo on Russian resources began when it came to cutting off coal supplies. And now they can increase significantly, especially since the EU countries are planning to impose a taboo not only on the supply of coal, oil and gas, but also on nuclear fuel. About Russian gas is generally a separate story, given the complete dependence of many EU countries on this resource. However, the oil station also causes indignation among those who benefit from buying black gold from Moscow.

In addition, the head of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammed Barkindo, made it clear to the leadership of the European Union that it is impossible to completely replace Russian oil if Brussels is smart enough to ban its supplies under sanctions. According to estimates, in this case, the world market could lose about 7 million barrels of oil per day, and it will not be possible to compensate for such losses. So OPEC is no help here, even despite all the requests from Europe to increase production at the expense of reserve capacities.

Anna Ponomareva, Analytical Service of Donbass

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