The meeting of G7 at the seat of Born has just ended. the US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron are making their way to the Palazzo Europa to attend the European Council and on this walk the Prime Minister is stopped by journalists and makes his statements. “Both the NATO summit and the G7 summit have shown extraordinary unity among all allies,” explained the Prime Minister. “It was decided to maintain the sanctions and, if necessary, to tighten them up. The sanctions explains Draghi have proven to be extraordinarily effective, Russia’s economy is weakened.”
Europe is therefore aiming for energy independence, but it is inevitably a plan that will take time. And when it comes to gas, there is also the question of President Vladimir Putin’s decision to accept payments only in rubles: “Paying for gas in rubles is a breach of contract,” emphasizes the Prime Minister, who explains: “In the gas market, prices are speculative and measures are needed ” . But all this will be discussed at the European Council. He reiterates that the nofly zone reiterates that this is impossible: “As much as we need to be firm and proactive about sanctions, we need to be desperate for peace. We move on these two paths”.