EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Thursday that ban on Russian oil imports will be discussed at the summit of EU foreign ministers on April 11 as part of the next round of sanctions against Moscow.
Since the beginning of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, the EU has come up with several rounds of hard-hitting restrictions on Moscow. At the moment European policy makers are discussing in Brussels a fifth package of sanctions which includes a ban on Russian coal imports.
“It is not in the 5th package of sanctions, which is being discussed today, it is only coal. But it will be discussed on Monday at the Foreign Affairs Council Ministers meeting. Sooner or later – I hope sooner – it will happen,” Borrell told journalists upon his arrival at a NATO ministerial meeting on Thursday.
According to the European Commission website, the EU depends on Russia for around 45% of its coal imports. In March, European countries imported a total of 7.1 million tons of thermal coal, which is used in power and heat generation. That is a 40.5% increase year-on-year and the highest level of imports since March 2019.
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