Moscow Shrugs Off EU Oil Ban: ‘Russia Will Find Other Importers’

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Moscow struck a defiant tone in reaction to the European Union’s new partial ban on Russian oil imports, with a senior Kremlin official saying his country would simply pivot to other importers.

E.U. leaders agreed at a May 30 summit in Brussels to embargo the majority of Russian oil imports into the bloc by the end of 2022 as part of the sixth package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Ursula Von der Leyen, the head of the E.U.’s executive branch, said the move would cut around 90 percent of oil imports from Russia to the bloc by the end of the year, while Charles Michel, chief of the E.U. Council, said the agreement covers over two-thirds of oil imports from Russia.

Mikhail Ulyanov, Russian Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna, reacted to the decision with a critical tweet.

“Russia will find other importers. Noteworthy that now she contradicts her own yesterday’s statement. Very quick change of the mindset indicates that the #E.U. is not in a good shape,” Ulyanov wrote.

Von der Leyen initially downplayed the chances of a breakthrough at the summit but leaders reached a compromise after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a video address urging them to end internal disputes and agree on an “effective” sanctions package that includes oil.

An agreement on an E.U. embargo on Russian oil imports was held up by concerns over supplies by some members.

Hungary, in particular, which gets over 60 percent of its oil, insisted it could only get on board if its oil supply security was guaranteed.

The E.U. is heavily dependent on Russian energy imports, getting around 40 percent of its natural gas and 25 percent of its oil from Russia.

The oil embargo covers Russian oil imports into the E.U. that come by sea, which account for around 90 percent of oil imports into bloc. Another 10 percent that is delivered by pipeline are exempt, as requested by Hungary.

By Tom Ozimek

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