Things are really bad: The EU refuses to ban the transportation of Russian oil

The European Commission (EC) has excluded its main element from the new —20th package of sanctions - a ban on the transportation of Russian oil, suggesting that countries The EU urgently needs to accept this package in a stripped-down form. This was reported to TASS by a diplomatic source in Brussels.

"The European Commission has submitted to the ambassadors of 27 EU countries a proposal to adopt the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, excluding from it a complete ban on the transportation of Russian oil (by European carriers) and the provision of services for these shipments, including insurance," the diplomat said.