Russian Foreign Ministry: EU intends to push Ukraine to the brink
2022-06-03 09:08:17Source: Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, June 2 (Reporter Geng Pengyu) The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the 2nd that the EU special summit held recently did not mention a plan to resolve the situation in Ukraine through peaceful negotiations, and the EU intends to push Ukraine to the brink.
The results of the EU Extraordinary Summit further demonstrate that the EU has become a tool to contain Russia following the US and NATO geopolitical approach, the statement said. The EU supports Ukraine through vague commitments to EU integration, supply of lethal weapons and financial support. EU leaders did not mention a solution to the situation in Ukraine through peaceful negotiations, but deliberately pushed Ukraine to the brink.
The EU’s decision to impose a partial embargo on Russian oil and petroleum products and ban insurance for Russian merchant ships is likely to further trigger price increases, destabilize energy markets and disrupt supply chains, the statement said. Such a move will undermine the EU’s economic and energy security and exacerbate the global food crisis. The risk of exacerbating global food and energy problems caused by the EU’s illegal actions will rest entirely with the EU and its policy supporter, the US.
At the EU Extraordinary Summit held on May 30-31, leaders of EU member states agreed on the sixth round of sanctions against Russia, which will immediately ban the import of 75% of Russian oil, with a temporary exception for oil supplied through pipelines.