PM Fiala criticises new sanction package release before agreement

Czech PM Petr Fiala criticised the EU talks about the sixth package of anti-Russian sanctions before his departure for an EU summit today, saying a goal should not have been released prior to being agreed on in detail. He mentioned that the united approach of all member states was so far important during the talks about anti-Russian sanctions adopted to date. In the case of the sixth package, a high dependence of some countries on supplies from Russia was not taken into consideration, Fiala said. He stressed he hoped that the summit would bring the talks to a successful end.