The European Union will propose a ban on Russian coal imports on Tuesday as part of a new sanctions package against Russia, marking the EU's most significant action against Russian energy imports since it invaded Ukraine in February.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a proposed ban on Russian coal imports to the EU.
In a speech on Tuesday, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the EU's European Commission, said that the EU would ban Russian coal.
The package includes sanctions against Russia's economy, including banning transactions with four Russian banks and barring most Russian trucks and ships from entering the EU.
Russian oil or natural gas are not part of the new measures.
The new wave of penalties came after fresh reports of atrocities committed by the Russian military in Ukraine, including allegations of retreating Russian forces systematically executing hundreds of civilians in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha over the weekend.
45%. According to the most recent data provided by the EU, Russia accounted for the majority of EU coal imports in 2019.
When the ban becomes official. Clement Beaune, France's minister of European affairs, told RFI that new sanctions will probably be adopted by the EU on Wednesday.
On March 8, the U.S. banned all Russian energy imports, including coal, oil and natural gas, though Russian imports account for less than 2% of American energy. Several Russian banks were banned from the international financial messaging system and hundreds of Russians were frozen out of the financial system.
Several EU members, including France, Germany, Italy and Lithuania, expelled Russian diplomats in response to the reported atrocities in Bucha.
Zelensky will be visited by EU Chief Von der Leyen.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Europe is going to target Russian coal.
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