KYIV. UkraineGate . 5 .September . 2022 | Society.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with Vice President of the European Commission Marosh Shefchovych in Brussels. On the agenda – increased sanctions pressure on the aggressor, introduction of a full energy embargo against Russia, Shmyhal noted in his Telegram, .
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“The strengthening of sanctions against Russia and the integration of Ukraine into the EU energy market were discussed with the Vice President of the European Commission, Marosh Šefčovych, in Brussels. He thanked the EU for the consistent policy of increasing sanctions pressure on the aggressor and the adoption of the 7th package of sanctions. Among our further priorities is the introduction of a full energy embargo against Russia. Such measures have already been worked out by the Yermak-McFall expert group and proposed in the road map,” the head of government said in a statement.
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Regarding the topic of energy, Shmyhal noted that the export of electricity from Ukraine can replace significant volumes of gas imports from Russia.
Therefore, the Prime Minister raised the issue of increasing the possibilities of exporting electricity from Ukraine to the EU. Currently, the trade capacity is 300 MW, while our export potential is up to 2,000 MW. It is expected to increase the volume of electricity exports and the support of the European Commission.
“Also, Ukraine has the largest gas storages and can become the “gas safe” of Europe. Given the received candidate status, the government is determined to accelerate integration into the EU energy market,” Shmyhal added.
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Finance ministers and bank managers of the Group of Seven countries (Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, USA, France, Japan) have approved price restrictions on Russian oil.
Source: Ukrgate
