Last Sunday, May 29th, representatives of the 27 countries that make up the European Union (EU) analyzed a proposal with the aim of unblocking the sixth package of sanctions against Russia. In fact, the European Union had already imposed several sanctions on Russians due to the country's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In this sense, this sixth package of sanctions has as its main measure an oil embargo until the end of the year, as pointed out by European sources.
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In this way, Hungary, a country that does not have access to the sea, blocks these new sanctions, since depends on Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, which supplies approximately 65% of its consumption. A priori, the European Union's initial proposal includes a special derogation for Hungary and Slovakia, until the end of 2023.
However, the two countries considered the period somewhat insufficient and ended up demanding at least four years, in a lawsuit that also had the participation of the Czech Republic. It is also essential to highlight that, for the sanctions to be approved, it is necessary to obtain the unanimity of the 27 members.
Thus, at the time, the possibility of excluding Druzhba from the oil embargo was discussed in Brussels in order to limit sanctions to the supply of oil by ship, according to European sources. Another option is to postpone the sanctions package until the European Union finds a solution to Hungary's problem. Without resolving this situation, sanctions will not be imposed.
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