Politico: the EU is no longer thinking about additional anti-Russian sanctions

One of the high-ranking officials cited by the publication said that the European Union is currently "not up to sanctions."

“Appetite is weak.

It becomes more difficult with each individual package (sanctions. -

),” said a diplomat from one of the European countries.

He did not rule out that Hungary could reject the decision regarding a possible future sanctions package.

The publication emphasizes that European officials are facing difficulties in considering sanctions measures that would harm Russia more than the European Union.

“We may face a 'winter of discontent'.

The current energy crisis is unnerving all political leaders because they are afraid of the political consequences,” one EU official said.

The official also allowed the change of governments in some European countries.

Earlier, columnist Matthew Karnichnig wrote in an article for Politico that the strategy of the Russian authorities made the European Union understand that the West will have to ease anti-Russian sanctions.