“The government is committed to supporting Ukraine and the Ukrainians to face the Russian invasion. But this only makes sense if we stop adding to Putin’s war chest. That’s why “, as part of a new package of sanctions against Russia, the federal government is calling for a gradual cessation of the transshipment of Russian LNG in European ports”, indicated the office of the green minister.
In Belgium, the port of Zeebrugge is home to one of the largest European gas transshipment infrastructures from Russia.
The minister also targets Russian uranium, used as fuel in nuclear power plants. “The Minister of Energy will also plead at European level so that, with regard to the delivery of nuclear fuel rods, only current contracts including uranium of Russian origin are executed and that no new contracts be concluded, unless this compromises our energy supply”, added Ms Van der Straeten’s office.
