Bloomberg learned about the discussion in the EU of the postponement of the embargo on Russian oil

Several countries of the European Union have expressed the need to consider the possibility of postponing the introduction of a ban on the import of Russian oil, writes BLOOMBERG, citing EU diplomats.

According to the agency, the delay is due to the desire of countries to continue working on the rest of the proposed package of sanctions in case Hungary does not support the embargo. However, there are also parties in the EU who believe that such actions can be perceived as a sign of weakness, Bloomberg notes.

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it is planned that the countries will reach an agreement on a full package of anti-Russian sanctions by the meeting of EU foreign ministers, which will be held on May 16.

REUTERS on May 4 reported that EU ambassadors were unable to reach an agreement on the embargo. Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic expressed concerns about oil restrictions, according to the agency's source . Bloomberg noted that a representative of Hungary objected to the embargo, while Greece, Malta and Cyprus raised the issue of banning oil transportation between third countries, saying that this move would help competitors from Europe.

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Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, in turn, said that Budapest would not vote for the sixth package in its current form, specifying that the country would like the ban not to apply to the import of crude oil through pipelines. At the same time, the lava of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, reported that she had made progress in negotiations with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on sanctions and energy security.

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