Hungary and Slovakia say they need Russian oil despite embargo calls – The National

Hungary and Slovakia say they need Russian oil despite embargo calls – The National

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Hungary and Slovakia said on Tuesday they were not willing to cut off Russian oil imports, raising the question of nations opting out if the EU sought an embargo against Moscow.

EU leaders are under pressure from Ukraine and member states such as Poland to include an oil ban in a sixth round of sanctions, to cut off a lucrative source of funding for Moscow and take a geopolitical weapon out of Russian President Vladimir Putin's hands.