On the 100th day of the war in Ukraine, the European Union officially adopted the sixth package of sanctions against Russia on Friday 3 June. The package was politically agreed by EU leaders at the 30-31 May summit and then by Member States’ ambassadors to the EU on Thursday 2 June.
Oil
The package includes, firstly, a ban on imports of Russian crude oil and oil products by sea. The ban will take effect in 6 months for crude oil, i.e. on 5 December, and in 8 months for petroleum...