Members of the European Union want to ban third countries from buying oil from Russia. This was stated by Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference after the EU summit in Brussels.
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“Poland and more and more European Union countries are talking loudly about so-called secondary sanctions. Firstly, it is the possibility of imposing sanctions in such a way that Russian oil could not be sold also to third countries, to countries outside the European Union,” Morawiecki said.
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During the first day of the summit, EU member states agreed on a sixth package of sanctions against Russia. The countries agreed to introduce a partial oil embargo, which will affect the supply of Russian oil by sea. The countries also agreed to disconnect Sberbank from SWIFT.
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In addition, the summit touched upon the restoration of Ukraine. The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that European countries, together with Washington, intend to develop a path to attract investment to restore Ukraine, but noted that the process should be accompanied by reforms.