Slovakia and Hungary do not join the embargo on Russian oil
Hungary and Slovakia Russia They say they are highly dependent on oil imports
Slovakia and Hungary said that, they also included an oil embargo on Russia snowwill not support energy sanctions.
Before that Europe He stated the union that, To Russia snowprepares the 6th package of sanctions.
Hungary and Slovakia Russia They say they are highly dependent on oil imports.
Minister of Economy of Slovakia Richard Sulik he said that, The only oil refinery in the country is Slovnaft Russia It may take years to separate it from oil and connect it to another source.
Hungary is also heavily dependent on Russian oil. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Siyarto he said that, his country will not join any sanctions that make it impossible to transport oil from Russia to Hungary.
Speaking during a visit to Kazakhstan on May 3, Siyarto said that, Hungary and its economy is impossible without Russian oil.
Cutting Putin’s revenue channels
Europe Commission to Russia snowThe package of sanctions may include a phased embargo on Russian oil.
Europe The union’s 27 members will begin discussing the proposal on May 4, but the debate is expected to last several days.
EU Commissioner for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell said that, of the union execution has drafted a new package of sanctions against Russia and These proposals include an oil embargo.
Borrell wrote on his Twitter account that, Russia more in the EU’s 6th package of sanctions bankRemove from the SWIFT system and includes an oil embargo.
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Several of Russia’s previous sanctions bankhas already been removed from this system.
Supporters of the oil embargo say that, their goal is Russia Ukraine is to cut off the channels of financing the war.
Poland and The Baltic states support a full embargo on Russian oil. Germany also said it could join the oil embargo immediately on May 2.