EU agrees to ban 90% of Russian oil imports31 May 2022 00:17
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that European leaders have reached an agreement to ban the export of Russian oil to the EU, which will effectively cut around 90% of oil imports by year-end.
European Council President Charles Michel said the ban will immediately cover over two-thirds of imports from the country and that the decision was made to strengthen the economic pressure on the Kremlin. "Maximum pressure on Russia to end the war," he stated.
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