“On the 100th day of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Council of the European Union formally adopted the sixth package of sanctions, including the oil embargo,” European Council President Charles Michel said in a social media statement. unite and do everything in his power to end this catastrophic war,” he said.

According to the official text of the sixth package of sanctions, published by the commission yesterday, Friday, the phased ban affects the purchase, import or transportation of crude oil and certain petroleum products from Russia to the European Union. The Union has set 6 months for the complete phase-out of crude oil and 8 months for refined products.

The decision also included a temporary exemption for crude oil imports via pipeline to those member states of the union that suffer because of their geographic location, dependence on supplies from Russia and no viable alternatives.