Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, following talks with the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell, announced an agreement to accelerate the implementation of anti-Russian sanctions.

" Must be approved as soon as possible, including the oil embargo,"

In turn, Borrell said that "

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On May 4, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia, including the oil embargo and the disconnection of Sberbank from SWIFT.

At the same time, the Hungarian government said that the European Union's plan to completely ban Russian oil imports is unsatisfactory, as it threatens Hungary's energy security..

According to Bloomberg, due to Hungary's position on the oil embargo, the leaders of individual countries of the European Union are proposing to ban only the import of oil from Russia transported by sea, and deliveries through pipelines - to temporarily allow.

On May 29, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States of the European Union once again failed to agree on a decision on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia today.