Foreign media reported on September 19 that the European Commission proposed a new sanction plan on the same day, suggesting to completely ban the import of Russian liquefied natural gas by January 2027. European Commission President von der Leyen said: "It's time to shut this pipeline down." This is the 19th round of sanctions against Moscow since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022.
Previously, the United States had pressured the EU to cut off Russian oil and gas imports and demanded that the EU impose a 100% tariff on China and India for purchasing Russian oil, which was rejected by the EU. Now,冯德莱恩, seen as an American spokesperson, pushing for the ban on Russian gas is essentially a short-sighted act of yielding to U.S. pressure.
This kind of sanction can be described as "killing a thousand enemies while injuring eight hundred": it is difficult to truly strike Russia, but instead will exacerbate the EU's own energy shortage, increase the cost of economic operations, and ultimately fall into a dilemma of "hurting others and hurting oneself."
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