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3 countries seek exemption from European oil sanctions against Russia


Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister Asen Vasilyev said last night that the country would not support a new EU sanctions package on Russia unless it included delays in the implementation of the sanctions. .

EU members last night tried to agree on a sixth round of sanctions against Russia over its military conflict with Ukraine, but talks are set to continue today to agree on the conditions for countries most dependent on oil and gas imports from Russia. Are also provided.

“Negotiations will continue on Tuesday and we may need a meeting of European leaders to reach an agreement,” Vasilyev said in a televised interview. Our position is quite clear, if some countries are to be exempted from the implementation of these sanctions, we also want to be exempted.

“Otherwise, we will not support these sanctions,” he said.

Countries such as Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, which are severely geographically restricted, are heavily dependent on oil imports from Russia via the pipeline and face serious challenges to replace it, and want to be exempted from new sanctions packages. .

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