Borrell, on the EU embargo, Russian oil does not guarantee agreement

(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, MAY 16 - "We will do our best to unblock the situation, but I cannot guarantee that an agreement will be reached because the positions are strong enough: my role is not to assign blame to someone but to build consensus".

This was stated by the High Representative for EU foreign policy Josep Borrell answering a question on the Russian oil embargoal in the new EU sanctions package.

    "I am confident, in the next few days we will reach a common result" on the Russian oil embargo.

The German foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, said this, speaking to the margins of a meeting in Brussels, as reported by Handelsblatt.

    The approval of new sanctions against Moscow "will be one of the things we will be remembered for: an EU capable of moving forward and sending a clear message to Russia, or a blocked EU. And now the whole European Union is unfortunately hostage to a A country that does not help us find consensus ".

This was stated by the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis.

(HANDLE).