European Union leaders gathered Monday in a new show of solidarity with Ukraine, but divisions over whether to target Russian oil in a new series of sanctions are exposing the limits of how far the bloc can go to help the war-torn country.
European Union leaders are gathering in a new show of solidarity with Ukraine. But divisions over whether to target Russian oil in a new sanctions package are exposing the limits
European Union leaders are struggling to agree on an oil embargo against Russia over its war on Ukraine. Divisions over a new sanctions package that would, among other things, target
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European Union leaders are gathering in a new show of solidarity with Ukraine. But divisions over whether to target Russian oil in a new sanctions package are exposing the limits
European Union leaders reached a compromise Monday to impose a partial oil embargo on Russia at a summit focused on helping Ukraine with a long-delayed package of sanctions that was blocked by Hungary.
The embargo covers imports delivered by sea, with a temporary exemption for oil moved by pipeline, which was crucial to bring landlocked Hungary on board.
The war is in a critical phase as Russian troops storm Sievierodonetsk, forcing Ukraine to retreat farther in the east. Help from the West came in the form of a partial ban by the European Union on Russian oil imports.
The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline, a crucial move to bring Hungary on board a decision that required consensus.
By Kate Abnett, Jan Strupczewski and Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union leaders have agreed an embargo on Russian crude oil imports that
Europe will immediately cut off two-thirds of all oil imported from Russia in a sixth round of sanctions that the continent's leaders agreed to on Monday.
European leaders reached an agreement on Monday to impose an embargo on most imports of Russian oil by the end of the year, advancing the continent's gradual breakup with Russian fossil fuels.
European Union leaders have agreed on a partial ban on Russian oil imports as part of a sixth package of sanctions imposed on Russia since the invasion of Ukraine. The deal is the result of difficult negotiations among member states.
