Hungary objects to proposed EU ban on Russian oil imports
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#5YVP1)
Slovakia also wants exemption despite Ursula von der Leyen saying crude must be prohibited in EU within six months
The European Commission president has faced immediate resistance from Hungary after proposing a ban on Russian oil imports to the EU, aimed at ensuring Vladimir Putin paid a high price for his brutal aggression" in Ukraine.
Ursula von der Leyen said Russian crude oil should be prohibited within six months and refined products by the end of the year to help cripple Putin's war efforts.
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