U.S. President Biden is scheduled to have a phone call with allied leaders on the 19th local time, and the content of the conversation will include discussing further sanctions against Russia.
European Commission President von der Leyen previously said that EU member states are considering an embargo on Russian oil.
After the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United States and other Western countries imposed multiple rounds of sanctions on Russia, which led to soaring energy prices and made the lives of people in many European countries difficult.
Many Europeans are opposed to the brewing new round of sanctions.
The British "Daily Telegraph" poll released on the 16th showed that fuel prices have soared, and the willingness of British people to support sanctions against Russia has plummeted.
Only 36 percent of respondents were willing to accept higher fuel prices due to Western sanctions on Russia, down 14 percentage points from 50 percent in March.
Rising fuel prices have pushed up prices across the board.
London resident Kitty Castle: I go to bed thinking about money, wake up thinking about money, the price is going up is ridiculous.
For example, I used to go to the supermarket and spend £98 a week, now it costs £198.
Some netizens pointed out that "Politicians rarely feel the consequences of their decisions. Inflation means nothing to them. It's like explaining the situation in the Sahara Desert to whales in the ocean."
The latest German poll shows that 59% of Germans clearly oppose politicians' claims that people should lower the temperature of their heaters in winter, the so-called "freeze for freedom".
In addition, 86% of Germans worry that Germany may face energy supply difficulties in the next few years.
In Germany, on the 17th, the German Restaurant Association issued a warning, calling on the German government not to stop the import of natural gas from Russia.
The chairman of the association, Zetler, said that abandoning Russian gas would have "a huge impact on German food production".
Some netizens bluntly said, "Even if more than half of Germans object, the government will do it. See who is controlling everything."
"When Europe wakes up and the Americans are making them pay triple the price, they will find a way to get around the sanctions."
Regarding Western sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 18th that the Russian economy has withstood unprecedented pressure, and the "blitzkrieg" launched by the West against the Russian economy has failed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin: We can now say with confidence that these policies to sanction Russia have failed and the economic blitz has not worked.
Moreover, the perpetrators cannot escape sanctions, with worsening economic data in the United States and European countries, and rising inflation and unemployment.
Putin said that Western countries have tried to destroy Russia's financial market through economic sanctions, disintegrate the Russian banking system, and cause a shortage of goods in Russia, but they have all failed.
At present, Russia's economic situation has stabilized, the ruble exchange rate has returned to the level in the first half of February, retail demand has returned to normal, and inflation has gradually stabilized.