“The only obstacle here [to achieving a phase out of Russian gas imports to Europe within the next 12 months] is the objection of Russia-friendly members Hungary and Slovakia, but this could be dealt with once there is consensus otherwise in the membership,” said the E.U. “There is always going to be considerable flexibility in the deal in terms of the mix of national and private companies involved on both sides, pricing structures, and contract lengths, but in basic terms the U.S. sees no reason why the E.U. That said, cognisant of the broader NATO security implications mentioned earlier in completely side-stepping the China issue, the E.U.’s 19th package of sanctions against Russia released on 19 September, stated that: “We propose further measures on Chinese actors supporting Russia’s military industry.” It added: “These new sanctions will also squeeze Russia’s access to technologies including AI [artificial intelligence] and geospatial data, as well as critical resources that feed weapons production [...] This includes those received from foreign suppliers including China [and India].” E.C.
Author: Simon Watkins
Published at: 2025-09-22 23:00:00
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