EU to debate ban on Russian oil in face of Hungarian opposition

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A deal to placate Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, could allow pipeline imports via UkraineRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesThe EU is debating whether to water down a ban on Russian oil imports in order to placate Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orbán, who is blocking the latest European sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s war machine.Under a compromise, the EU could ban Russian oil arriving on tankers but allow pipeline imports, a proposal that would allow Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to continue being supplied via the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline that runs through Ukraine. Continue reading...

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