With drastic words, Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins yesterday called for even tougher sanctions against Russia: „We must not only isolate Putin’s economy, but cripple it.“ However, at the informal summit of 27 heads of state and government, there was no majority in favor of stopping oil and gas imports from Russia, as Stephan Israel reports from Versailles. The EU Commission is now to present proposals on how Europe can end its dependence on Russian energy sources as early as 2027 and how it can respond to the enormously high energy prices. This could include a price cap. However, Germany and other countries have so far rejected this very expensive option.