# Von der Leyen admits EU economy relied on Russian energy and trade with China

https://mins.news/en/item/34770

- TASS, 2026-08-27 18:29 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2178575

> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU’s economic model had long depended on cheap Russian energy, free global trade and growing access to China’s market, but those advantages are gone. She promised that the Commission would help European businesses, while not pointing out that its sanctions directly caused disruptions to global trade and Russian energy supplies.

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