EU ambassadors approve sixth package of sanctions against Russia - journalist

02 June 2022, 18:59 | World 
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Permanent representatives of the member states of the European Union approved the sixth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. Journalist Rikard Jozwiak announced this on Twitter..

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He clarified that personal sanctions against the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, were removed from the list of restrictions..

the EU's 6th sanctions package on #Russia approved by EU ambassadors. Patriarch Kirill of. should be in EU official journal tomorrow. #Ukraine.

— Rikard Jozwiak (@RikardJozwiak) June 2, 2022.

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Previously, the EU could not agree on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia for a long time.. On May 30, EU countries did reach a consensus on a partial ban on Russian oil imports. However, Hungary was released from it, which will continue to import Russian oil through the pipeline..

Why Europe does not agree on a complete embargo on energy exports from Russia? Why a partial or short-term embargo is a false and dangerous strategy? Should Ukraine itself refuse to transit Russian gas? The answers to these questions are in the article by Mikhail Gonchar \?

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