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Break: #EUCO agreement reached on #RussianOil ban
This is a compromise that will only ban #RussianOil imports by ship, but keep imports via pipeline. That was the only way they could overcome the veto from Hungary's Viktor #Orban.
It is a political agreement, it will still need to be translated into a legal text in coming days.
It is a political agreement, it will still need to be translated into a legal text in coming days.
Breaking the impasse on the #OilEmbargo means that the entire sixth package of 🇪🇺sanctions against Russia can now be adopted.
It includes a #SWIFT ban on Sbrebank, banning 3 Russian broadcasters and new sanctions on individual Russians.
It includes a #SWIFT ban on Sbrebank, banning 3 Russian broadcasters and new sanctions on individual Russians.
🇪🇺 foreign affairs ministers have just started their meeting here in Brussels to discuss possible new #RussiaSanctions.
Poland is calling for a "complete trade blockade" including energy. That remains a tall ask.
Poland is calling for a "complete trade blockade" including energy. That remains a tall ask.
"Today will be a very long day," says EU foreign affairs chief @JosepBorrellF.
"Russia is really doing a lot of #WarCrimes. That's the word, I have to say that. What's happening in #Mariupol is a massive war crime - destroying everything."
"Russia is really doing a lot of #WarCrimes. That's the word, I have to say that. What's happening in #Mariupol is a massive war crime - destroying everything."
"Europe cannot give an impression of fatigue," says #Lithuania FM Landsbergis entering #FAC. "We cannot get tired of imposing sanctions"
"There's a feeling in the room to sit down & take a breath. I think that's a bad message"
It's "unavoidable" that they talk about an #OilBan.
"There's a feeling in the room to sit down & take a breath. I think that's a bad message"
It's "unavoidable" that they talk about an #OilBan.
