EU Russia

• Seaborne Russian oil will be price capped at US$60 a barrel, EU nations say

  Europe needed to set the discounted price that other nations will pay by Monday, when an EU embargo on Russian oil shipped by sea and a ban on their insurance take effect.

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  Dec 2, 2022
  
• EU slaps new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war, details unclear

  European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that the ``reinforced, prolonged EU sanctions against the Kremlin'' send ``a strong signal to Moscow.

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  Jul 21, 2022
  
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• EU planning for all gas flow scenarios through Nord Stream 1, including no restart

  The Commission will publish plans on Wednesday for how EU countries could cut gas demand now, as Brussels braces for further drops in Russian gas deliveries.

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  Jul 19, 2022
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• Here’s why the European Union might find it tough to phase out Russian oil purchases

  The European Union has proposed a phased embargo of Russian oil but may find it tricky to implement, given Europe's complex distribution network.

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  May 4, 2022
• EU proposes Russian oil ban, new sanctions so Putin pays ‘high price’ for Ukraine war

  Ambassadors from the EU's 27 governments are widely expected to adopt the Commission proposals as early as this week, allowing them to become law soon after.

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  May 4, 2022
• EU readies Russian oil ban with possible exemptions for wary nations, officials say

  Resistance from other EU countries to an oil embargo appeared to be fading ahead of a meeting on Wednesday when ambassadors will discuss the sanctions.

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  May 2, 2022
• EU energy ministers hold emergency talks following Russia’s gas cuts

  Talks were held as the bloc strives for a united response to Moscow's demand that European buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles or face their supply being cut off.

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  May 1, 2022
• EU’s full ban on Russian coal delayed to mid-August, sources say

  The phase-out of EU imports of Russian coal is the cornerstone measure in a fifth package of sanctions against Russia that the EU Commission proposed this week.

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  Apr 7, 2022
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• Dozens of Russian diplomats expelled from 4 EU nations amid spying concerns

  The Netherlands said it took its decision in consultation with “a number of like-minded countries,” citing similar expulsions by the United States, Poland and Bulgaria.

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  Mar 29, 2022