US EditionEU to Hit Nord Stream Pipelines in New Round of Sanctions
- On 16 May in Brussels, the European Commission announced measures intended to discourage investment by targeting those managing the Nord Stream pipelines that transport Russian gas to Europe.
- The sanctions follow Russia suspending gas deliveries and damage to the pipelines, aiming to eliminate future investment interest and pressure Russia amid the Ukraine conflict.
- Both pipelines remain non-operational after parts blew up and incidents occurred, while the EU seeks to make these pipelines unattractive to investors.
- The head of the European Commission announced that the EU is developing a new set of sanctions aimed at Russia, which will include additional limits on oil prices and enhanced financial restrictions.
- The sanctions reflect the EU’s continued effort to increase economic pressure on Russia until progress occurs in diplomatic negotiations for peace.
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The head of the European Commission: We will hit the Nord Streams and the oil price ceiling: EADaily
EADaily, May 16th, 2025. The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, promised to increase pressure on Russia is interested in the fact that in the next package of sanctions the European Union will impose restrictions on the Nord Streams gas pipelines, lower the ceiling on the price of Russian oil and even more tankers for the transportation of Russian raw materials will be blacklisted.
Von Der Leyen Denounces that "Putin Does Not Want Peace" and Advances More Sanctions: to Russian Banks, to Crude and for the First Time "Prohibition of Nord Stream"
Rutte criticizes that the President of Russia sent a "low-level delegation" to the negotiations with Ukraine. "He knows he has made a mistake," adds the NATO Secretary General. Read
EU Plans to Ban Nord Stream Pipelines in New Sanctions on Russia
Ukraine's European partners reproach Putin for not presenting himself in Turkey for a meeting with Zelenski: "He doesn't want peace"Ukraine and Russia start talks for the first time in three years in a climate of mistrust The European Union wants to raise pressure on Vladimir Putin in the face of his refusal to meet with Volodimir Zelenski and ignore the 30-day call for a ceasefire. And one of the formulas is to work on a new package of sanction…
The EU Is Already Preparing a New Sanctions Package to ‘Increase Pressure’ on Putin
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, believes that, after all the diplomatic journey of the last hours, it has become clear that it is Russia that does not want peace in Ukraine, so it will be necessary to increase the pressure on Moscow with new sanctions. The new sanctions package will include some against the Russian pipelines Nordstream 1 and Nordstream 2 , between the Baltic and Germany, according to Von der Leyen…
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