The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry stressed that Russia is trying to circumvent the sanctions.
The European Union should impose a real embargo on Russian oil , said the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba. He added that any mixture with Russian oil should be considered as 100% Russian oil.
“If world leaders and business are serious about ending Russia's war crimes, they must first deprive Putin of oil revenues. There are enough excuses and half-measures while Ukrainians are being bombed, killed, tortured and raped. Russian oil is full of Ukrainian blood. Stop buying it! ”Kuleba wrote on Twitter.
He stressed that the EU should impose a real embargo on Russian oil. The Foreign Minister noted that Russia is desperately trying to circumvent the restrictions already imposed.
“Let's be clear: any mixture containing any Russian oil should be considered as 100% Russian oil. Don't let the Russians cheat the restrictions, “Kuleba added.
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Earlier, Ukraine officially addressed the Secretariat of the Energy Community, the European Union and the countries party to the Energy Cooperation Treaty with a proposal to impose a ban on energy imports from Russia .
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed the opinion that the sixth package of EU sanctions would include an embargo on Russian oil.
European Union President Charles Michel has said that sooner or later the European Union will have to take action against gas and oil imports from Russia.
Eliminate dependence British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly called on Russian gas and oil: he believes that Russia allows itself to attack other countries because it is convinced that Western countries depend on its oil and gas and will not be able to resist it properly. actions. To reduce its dependence on Russian gas, Germany has agreed to cooperate in energy with Qatar .
Russian oil has been abandoned by the United States and Denmark. In the second half of March, four of the world's largest oil service companies left the Russian market: Halliburton, Schlumberger, Baker Hughes and Weatherford.
