Embargo on oil from Russia: the EU has a “wild card”, which will strengthen the ban

02 June 2022, 11:19 | Economy 
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The European Union together with the UK decided to strengthen the embargo on the import of Russian oil by banning insurance for the transportation of Russian fuel around the world. This measure may hamper the supply of Russian oil to third countries.. Russian media write about this with reference to messages from Western colleagues..

It is noted that the very ban on the purchase of Russian oil will eventually reorient supplies, and the Russian Federation will continue to earn. But a ban on insurance can have a stronger economic effect, experts say..

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Earlier it was reported that Russian oil continues to be bought in the United States. Tankers with Russian oil arrived in the ports of New York and New Jersey in May, despite the fact that the States imposed an embargo on Russian energy resources.

On the evening of May 30, the sixth package of sanctions, including the oil embargo, albeit partial, was nevertheless agreed upon and released from it by Hungary, which will continue to import Russian oil through the pipeline.

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