It is planned to delay the full embargo on crude oil for six months, and on petroleum products for eight, according to preliminary documents.
The sixth package of European sanctions against Russia could include an oil embargo for six to eight months. This is stated in documents with preliminary versions of sanctions decisions, Radio Liberty reported on Wednesday, May 4.
“The drafts contain a proposal to ban the direct or indirect purchase, import or transportation of crude oil and petroleum products. At the same time, it is planned to postpone the full embargo on crude oil for six months, and on those petroleum products for eight. Hungary and Slovakia may allow the implementation of previously terminated contracts until December 31, 2023 year, “the statement said.
Also, three Russian financial institutions will be disconnected from SWIFT – Sberbank, Credit Bank of Moscow and Rosselkhozbank. In addition, three Russian TV channels (Russia RTR, Russia 24, TV Center International) will fall under sanctions.
European officials plan to add 16 businesses and 57 citizens to the list of sanctions of companies and individuals. The list will likely include:
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daughter and wife of Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov – Elizaveta Peskova and Tatyana Navka;
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Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Kirill Gundyaev;
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Colonel General, “Butcher of Mariupol” Mikhail Mizintsev;
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command of the 64th separate motorized rifle brigade, involved in war crimes in Bucha, led by Colonel Azatbek Omurbekov.
“The European Union condemns in the strongest possible terms the atrocities reportedly committed by the Russian armed forces in Bucha and other cities of Ukraine. The EU supports all measures to ensure accountability for violations. human rights and international humanitarian law of Russia’s armed forces in Ukraine, ”it said in preliminary documents.
It was previously reported that negotiations on the oil embargo will resume with the EU on May 5. The ambassadors of the bloc countries have not yet reached an agreement: in addition to Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria have spoken out against the ban on Russian oil.
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Source: korrespondent
