The Financial Times reported that 6 countries in the European Union – Greece, France, Italy, Germany, Austria and Portugal – opposed or requested exceptions to the latest proposed sanctions package against Russia.
She added that the package targets Russian exports, the financial sector, and the Russian oil price ceiling mechanism, while Greece opposes imposing restrictions on the transportation of Russian liquefied natural gas, considering that it will harm the Greek shipping company “Dynagas.”
The newspaper also noted that Portugal and Germany have called for the ban on importing Russian fish to be lifted, while France and Italy are seeking to ease restrictions on granting visas to Russian soldiers, while Austria has renewed its demand for the release of frozen Russian assets to compensate Raiffeisen Bank. (Russia Today)
