British media: Czech Prime Minister talks about the seventh round of sanctions against Russia, and will still not restrict Russia's natural gas

According to Reuters on July 14, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said in an interview that the EU is preparing to implement the seventh round of sanctions on Russia, but it is clear that it will not include restrictions on Russia's natural gas. Because too many EU member states cannot make adjustments enough.

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According to the Russian "Independence" report, on July 14, EU officials will discuss the seventh round of sanctions on Russia and will eventually be passed next week. The report pointed out that the West has implemented most of the possible sanctions on Russia. The remaining potential measures are either on the surface, or the EU itself will be quite painful, such as restricting Russian natural gas imports.

Reuters said Fiara said that the currently finalized sanctions of the European Union aims to increase pressure on Russia. It is expected that measures will include prime imports, expand the list of military and civilian dual -use products exporting to Russia, and target more for more. Multiple people.

He said that the European Commission should prepare to submit the plan within the next few days, and the member states may subsequently approve. "It is preparing for the seventh round of sanctions, and I think it is very good. It is undoubtedly a problem to include energy into sanctions, because a rule that must be complied with is that the impact of sanctions on Russia must be greater than the impact of sanctions."

Fia La also said that sanctions are absolutely impossible to include natural gas. "I don't think it should be included, because many countries rely on Russia's natural gas," he said.

It is reported that the Czech Republic is one of the countries that rely on Russia's natural gas, and almost all natural gas needs in the country rely on Russia. The Czech Republic took over the EU's rotating chairman on July 1, with a term of six months.

Fiara said that the Czech Republic is trying to reduce its dependence on Russia's energy, "but this will not be realized this winter."

He also said that Europe must be prepared to deal with the possibility of no restart from the "Beixi-1" pipeline natural gas transportation, and find the source of natural gas supply such as liquefied natural gas, and make preparations for sharing supply between member states.

Earlier, Russia's Natural Gas Industry Corporation (Russian Gas) stopped the "Beixi-1" gas pipeline natural gas supply for 10 days from July 11th to 21st.

It is reported that another idea he supports is to start purchasing natural gas in Europe, but warn that it is still difficult in technology and management.

When asked if the joint procurement could be implemented as early as this year, he said, "I don't want to be too optimistic," and added that the EU Minister of Energy will discuss the proposal at a special meeting on July 26.

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