Berlin opposes sanctions on products not used by both, such as chemicals or metalworking equipment.
EU ambassadors on Friday, June 14, again failed to agree on another package of sanctions against Russia over the blockade of Germany, Politico reports.
It was noted that Germany, during a meeting of ambassadors, expressed concern about the expansion of measures that will force EU companies to guarantee that their clients will no longer be able to sell sanctioned goods to Russia.
Berlin believes small German businesses will suffer if sanctions are extended to non-domestic products such as chemicals or metalworking equipment.
The publication recalls that Germany, together with France, opposed the ban on the export of luxury cars to Belarus, which became a “transit point” so that Russian oligarchs could continue to buy them despite the punishment
An EU diplomat told Politico that the European Commission is in talks with Germany to persuade it to lift the veto.
Negotiations will continue next week.
As part of the 14th package of sanctions, the European Commission proposed for the first time the introduction of sanctions against several liquefied natural gas projects and a ban on the transshipment of Russian LNG from the EU to third countries.
Let’s remember that on June 13 it was reported that the European Union’s new sanctions against Russia were actually approved, but then Germany vetoed them. Also on June 12, the member countries of the European Union did not agree on the 14th package of sanctions against Russia.
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