The Swedish Foreign Ministry said that the Nordic and Baltic countries, as well as Poland and Ireland, have also proposed increasing taxes on imports from Russia. This was reported by RIA Novosti.
The ministry’s press service noted that Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Benjamin Dousa, together with colleagues from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, sent a letter to the European Commission with a proposal to increase tariffs. About goods from Russia.
This measure was explained by the fact that more needed to be done to support Ukraine. The statement states that increased taxes could harm Russia’s exports to the European Union and also reduce financing for military operations.
8 November, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen statedHe said he wanted to meet with future US President Donald Trump about the increase in US liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchases. So he offers to replace materials from the Russian Federation.
Von der Leyen insists it is cheaper to supply LNG from the US. This, he predicts, will help reduce energy prices in the EU.
Previously Russia fell One of Lithuania’s 10 largest trading partners.
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Source: Gazeta
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