Politologist: EU is in crisis due to plans for future anti-Russian sanctions

The European Union is in a state of a crisis of sorts when it comes to plans for future anti-Russian sanctions, says politologist Kārlis Daukšts.
He said this is the exact reason why it is difficult to predict what could be put into the 9th package of sanctions, because multiple EU countries stick to one policy in regards to oil exports and a different policy when it comes to exports and imports of gas.
Because there is no unity among certain EU member states, it is difficult to predict the technical side of sanctions. Daukšts also said personal sanctions imposed against certain Russian citizens are often frozen or softened.
The politologist stressed that the impact from sanctions affects Russia and creates major problems for the EU, adding that it is difficult to predict when the already imposed sanctions could have an effect that would restrict Russia’s ability to gain profits from high gas or oil prices, because there is no mechanism to implement sanctions to their full potential.
In October, during the EU Foreign Affairs Council’s meeting in Luxembourg Latvia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs suggested starting work on the 9th package of anti-Russian sanctions, as well as continuing restrictive measures against Belarus, which Russia with support in the war in Ukraine.