German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock remarked on Monday it would be impossible for the European Union to ban all of Russia's energy products from its market immediately despite the bloc's opposition to Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting with her counterparts from the bloc, Baerbock said the EU must take into account how much some of its members depend on Russia's oil before making a decision about an embargo. She went on to urge the rest of the alliance to discuss the matter and reach a joint solution. Baerbock also stressed Germany itself uses a lot of the Eurasian country's oil.
Earlier in the day, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell said Brussels is ready to discuss imposing sanctions on Russia's energy sector. Meanwhile, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto underscored introducing such penalties on the Russian gas would represent a "red line" for Budapest.
