Brussels also decided to disconnect Russian Sberbank from the SWIFT international financial messaging system.
The heads of EU countries on Monday, May 30, agreed on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, in particular, they agreed to impose an embargo on the import of two-thirds of Russia’s oil. About this the head of the European Council Charles Michel wrote on Twitter.
“An agreement to ban Russia’s oil exports to the EU. It covers more than two-thirds of oil imports from Russia, reducing the huge source of funding for its war machine. Highest pressure on Russia to end the war, ”the report said.
In addition, the EU decided to disconnect Russian Sberbank from the SWIFT international financial messaging system and imposed a ban on broadcasting in Europe of three more Russian TV channels.
“The package of these sanctions includes other tough measures: disconnecting Russia’s largest bank Sberbank from SWIFT, banning three other Russian state broadcasters and imposing sanctions on those responsible for the crimes in the war in Ukraine, “Michel added.
In turn, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen clarifiedthat thanks to this package of sanctions, oil imports from Russia to the EU will be reduced by 90% by the end of the year.
Recall that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, in a speech at the European Council on May 30, said that 52 days have passed since the introduction of the previous package of anti-Russian sanctions, in which the terrorist country killed of 74 other children in Ukraine.
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Source: korrespondent
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