EU sanctions divide the union
European Union sanctions against Russia in relation to Russian gas demonstrated the lack of political unity on the continent.
There are 27 member states of the European Union and it is clearly not a homogeneous bloc. For example, some of them are highly dependent on Moscow gas in terms of energy imports from Russia.
As the material of the Chinese edition of the Global Times notes, the EU member states, despite the political agreement signed on July 26 to reduce gas demand, which was the result of sanctions against Russia, are unlikely to fully fulfill their obligations under the deal and will act accordingly. to her. their needs in order to secure their own interests.
According to the newspaper, the differences between the EU member states, which are reflected in this agreement, will affect the consistency of the union’s actions in resolving the larger energy crisis. This will also affect the implementation of the European Commission’s Green Transition Plan.
Earlier, EU energy ministers reached a political agreement to reduce gas demand. A number of European countries have not supported this initiative, including Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland and Hungary
