– After the agreement of EU leaders to partially ban imports of Russian oil, Moscow will look for other buyers of raw materials – said Mikhail Ulyanov, quoted by RIA Novosti.

The agency also cited the earlier words of Vladimir Putin, who believes that “Russia’s policy of restraining and weakening is a long-term strategy for hostile countries, and sanctions are a serious blow to the entire world economy.”

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Sixth package of sanctions and oil embargo from Russia

Leaders of the 27-nation European Union agreed Monday a partial embargo on Russian oil imports and a sixth package of sanctions against Russia. Charles Michel was the first head of the Council of Europe to inform about the conclusion of the Brussels summit.

It was initially agreed that restrictions would apply to oil imported by tankers, while oil pipelines would be excluded from the embargo. In addition, Poland and Germany will also abandon Russian oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline. As a result, by the end of the year, oil imports from Russia to the European Union are expected to fall by around 90 percent.

The president of the European Council also announced that the sixth package of sanctions against Moscow would include, among other things, “very conspicuous measures”: the exclusion of Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank from the SWIFT system, a broadcast ban on three other Russian state broadcasters (Rossija 24, Rossija RTR and TV Centr International) and personal sanctions against those responsible for war crimes.

Finally, Alina Kabaeva (as it is speculated that the mother of Vladimir Putin’s children from informal relations) and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Cyril, who – as stated in the justification – was one of the significant Russian supporters of the attack in Ukraine, were put on the sanctions list. and served as a war against crime.

Sanctions against Russia. Morawiecki: We broke the deadlock

– We have shown several mechanisms to get out of this difficult situation for many people. Today, solidarity and unity in the Council of Europe have won. This is very important news for the security of Poland and Europe, but also good news for Ukraine – this is what the head of the Polish government commented on Monday at a summit in Brussels.

The head of the Polish government said that the decision to extend sanctions was a testament to the effectiveness of diplomacy carried out by Poland, the European Commission and several other countries. The Prime Minister reported that Warsaw was obliged to persuade the countries of the Visegrad Group to reach an agreement. Hungary has been the most skeptical over the past few weeks. According to the head of government, the Czech Republic also raised objections.

– Depending on the availability of infrastructure, some minor differences should be allowed (…) that some countries are faster, and others a little slower, will enter into this full sanctions regime – explains Mateusz Morawiecki.