EU sanctions DT18 Apr 2023 10:15
France is under pressure to back future European Union sanctions on Russia’s nuclear industry as Germany joined a growing coalition advocating to hit the sector with punitive measures.
Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are already pushing Ukrainian plans to step up Russian energy sanctions to exert further pressure on Vladimir Putin.
The EU has been phasing out imports of Russian oil, gas and coal, but the country’s nuclear industry remains largely untouched.
While Hungary has vocally opposed such sanctions, as it is building a new nuclear reactor financed by a Russian loan, France has remained a far stealthier opponent to the plan.