Prime Minister Great Britain, Boris Johnson, and Dutch, Mark RutteIt agreed Monday that reducing Russia’s dependence on hydrocarbons should be done “step by step”, instead of immediately vetoing all imports.

“We cannot stop using oil and gas overnight, including from Russia,” Johnson said at a joint news conference in London with Rutte and the prime minister. Canada, Justin Trudeau.

“We can do it quickly in the UK and other countries too, but the dependencies vary,” said the UK head of government, who forecast a “transitional period”

Brent crude prices soar after US Secretary of State EEUU, Antony Blinken, states it is talking to the European Union (EU) to ban oil imports from Russia.

“The general view is that we should move away from Russian hydrocarbons and do it all together”, but “we have to make sure we have enough supplies to replace them”, said Johnson, who is continuing with plans to study the possibility of increasing internal production. from Great Britain. .

A complete cut in Russia’s gas supply will negate European growth

That does not mean that London is abandoning its goal of reducing CO2 emissions, the president stressed, stressing that he hopes to continue to promote nuclear and renewable energy.

Rutte argues that “over time, Russia’s energy dependence should be reduced dramatically,” but that the process must be progressive.

“There is a lot of debate about the possibility of energy sanctions. We must not fool ourselves, we must ensure that these sanctions do not pose an uncontrollable risk to the energy supplies of European countries,” stressed the head of the Dutch government.

Trudeau, whose executive has vetoed Russian hydrocarbon imports following the Moscow-ordered invasion of Ukraine, pointed out that Canadian imports of Russian petrochemical products were “insignificant.”

“We will be there to support a world moving away from Russian oil and fossil fuels in general,” said the Canadian, who discussed the green energy drive in a meeting with Johnson and Rutte today.

The three leaders stressed the need to maintain unity in support of Ukraine and condemned Russia’s invasion of the country.

That English, Canadian and Dutch They issued a joint statement condemning the “horrific attack on a sovereign and democratic European state,” which they considered “a clear violation of Russia’s obligations under international law.”

In their statement, they urged all “friends of Ukraine” to maintain “political, humanitarian, economic and defense” support for Kiev.

“We will only succeed if the entire international community moves forward together,” said Johnson, who announced a new 175 million pound (211 million euro) package to deal with the crisis, of which 100 million dollars (91 million euros) would be disbursed. directly to the treasury of the Ukrainian government so that it can meet expenses such as salaries and pensions.

Canadian Prime Minister announces new sanctions against ten individuals linked to the president’s circle Russia, Vladimir Putin.

Trudeau explained that these people had been chosen because they appeared on a list of members of the Russian Government, former officials and oligarchs compiled by opponents. Putin Alexei Navalni.