EU oil sanctions hit fresh snag over Russian patriarch – The National

EU oil sanctions hit fresh snag over Russian patriarch – The National

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The European Union was yet to finalise its sixth sanctions package on Russia on Thursday, after Hungary objected to the blacklisting of religious leader and Kremlin ally Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.

EU leaders had breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday after a late-night compromise with Hungary, exempting a vital pipeline from a Russian oil embargo, ended a weeks-long impasse over the package.