Austrian Chancellor, Karl Nehammer said that it is impossible to cut off Russian gas, at the moment.

European Union should find ways to put sanctions that hurt Russia.

The chancellor said that the country has not alone made the argument to ban the gas. Austria stands with the other EU members that have sanctions against the Russian federation.

He added, “But sanctions must hurt Russia more than the European Union.”

He said, “Oil is already discussed now in the European Commission and in the EU Council. The gas question is separate, you know, it’s not only the Austrian position, it’s also this position of Germany, Hungary or Bulgaria, for example, because we depend on the gas. Our industries depend on the gas. And so we have to decide about sanctions who hurt Russia more than the sanctions hurt us.”

Nehammer said that he did not believe the gas embargo could shatter the Union.

He further added, “We decided to gather about the sanctions against the Russian Federation, and the sanctions already decided are really tough and strong. And we will decide about more sanctions against Russia, because, you know, we want to show that there is unity in the European Union that this war has to end.”