“We continue to look at the banking sector, especially Sberbank, which accounts for 37% of the Russian banking sector.
And, of course, we are talking about energy issues, ”RIA Novosti quotes von der Leyen in an interview with the Bild am Sonntag newspaper.
According to her, the EU is currently developing smart mechanisms that will allow oil to be affected at the next stage of sanctions.
On April 8, the European Union adopted the fifth package of anti-Russian sanctions in connection with the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine.
In accordance with it, from August 2022, the EU introduces a ban on the import of coal and other solid fossil fuels if they are exported from Russia.
Russian Permanent Representative to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov, on the air of the Russia 24 TV channel, expressed the opinion that Europe is close to the limit on introducing new restrictions against Russia.