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At present, the EU is preparing for the seventh round of sanctions against Russia. There are obvious differences between the parties on whether the new round of sanctions includes the ban on the import of Russian natural gas and other details.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Scijardo said on the 13th local time that Hungary firmly opposes the embargo on Russian natural gas. He said Hungary would not support the inclusion of Gazprom and Gazprom in the list of sanctions against Russia, "because it would lead to an immediate interruption of Russia's gas supply."

Romanian Deputy Prime Minister: EU will pay for sanctions

On the same day, Romanian Deputy Prime Minister Kelemen Hunoll also said in an interview with a local TV station that "this winter, the EU will pay the price for sanctions against Russia". He warned that for Europe as a whole, this year's winter could be the harshest in decades.

French official: Russia stops supplying gas to Europe and will cut off energy supply

According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, in response to the problem of Russian natural gas supply, French government spokesman Olivier Verand also admitted to the media on the 13th that if Russia stops supplying natural gas to Europe, there will be a serious risk of natural gas shortages in Europe.