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After mobilization: EU announces new sanctions against Russia – Orban opposes

2022-09-24T11:52:26.794Z


After mobilization: EU announces new sanctions against Russia – Orban opposes Created: 09/24/2022, 13:37 By: Patricia Huber New EU sanctions follow Putin's announcement of partial mobilization. Both individuals and entire industries are to be affected. New York – After the partial Russian mobilization and the threat to use nuclear weapons, the European Union and the G7 countries are seeking fu


After mobilization: EU announces new sanctions against Russia – Orban opposes

Created: 09/24/2022, 13:37

By: Patricia Huber

New EU sanctions follow Putin's announcement of partial mobilization.

Both individuals and entire industries are to be affected.

New York – After the partial Russian mobilization and the threat to use nuclear weapons, the European Union and the G7 countries are seeking further sanctions against Moscow.

"We will examine new restrictive measures, we will pass them," said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Wednesday after a special meeting of EU foreign ministers on the fringes of the UN General Assembly in New York.

The foreign ministers of the G7 countries also announced further sanctions.

However, Hungary's right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban called for the lifting of all EU sanctions against Russia.

Ukraine war: new sanctions against individuals and certain industries

Borrell indicated that new sanctions would target both individuals and specific industries.

A final decision will be made at a formal meeting, he added.

According to information from the AFP news agency, the new punitive measures could include a diamond embargo and a price cap for Russian oil.

However, it is questionable to what extent Hungary would support tightened sanctions: According to the newspaper "Magyar Nemzet", Prime Minister Orban said at a parliamentary meeting of his Fidesz party that consumer prices in Europe would fall significantly if the EU lifted its punitive measures against Russia by the end of the year.

He accused Brussels of having primarily harmed the EU countries with the “imposed sanctions”.

Orban is considered one of the few supporters of Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin among the top EU politicians.

G7 foreign ministers urge Putin to 'stop aggression'

On Wednesday morning, Putin ordered the partial mobilization of 300,000 Russians of military age for the Ukraine war.

He also indirectly threatened the use of nuclear weapons.

The Russian President's statements have been sharply condemned by Western politicians.

In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of the G7 countries and EU foreign policy chief Borrell called on Russia to "immediately end its aggression, withdraw its troops and military equipment from Ukraine and respect Ukraine's sovereignty".

The G7 would also "seek further targeted sanctions," said the statement, which the Federal Foreign Office published after a meeting of the foreign ministers with Borrell in New York.

Since Germany currently holds the presidency of the G7, the meeting was chaired by Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens).

(AFP)

Source: merkur

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