The EU has set a deadline for giving up Russian oil

The Armenian exception was made for the oil pipeline leading to Hungary.

In the sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia established a phased abandonment of Russian oil. In six months, the EU will abandon crude oil from Russia and 8 from other refined products, reported at the European Council on Friday.

“The EU has decided to ban the purchase, import or transfer of crude oil and some oil products from Russia to the EU. The phasing out of Russian oil will take from 6 months for crude oil to 8 months for other refined products,” – said in a press release. >

The new package provides a temporary exception for the import of crude oil through the Druzhba pipeline.

“Moreover, Bulgaria and Croatia will also receive temporary rebates on imports of Russian marine oil and vacuum diesel fuel, respectively,” the European Council said.

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