In addition to the action against oil imports from Russia, an exclusion of other banks from the international communication network Swift is also planned, as the Spaniard wrote on the short message service Twitter.
However, he did not give any details. The EU Commission wanted to submit its proposal for a sixth package of sanctions to the 27 member states of the European Union on Tuesday evening. It was expected that it would then be presented publicly in the EU Parliament by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday morning.
According to information from EU circles, oil imports from Russia are to be stopped by a far-reaching embargo during the winter at the latest. However, there should be exceptions for Slovakia and Hungary. The two countries are unable to quickly replace their imports from Russia.
Source: Nachrichten
