entry into force of the EU embargo on imports of Russian oil by sea

Published on : 05/12/2022 – 08:03

Effective Monday, the EU’s embargo on Russian oil by sea will cut two-thirds of its crude purchases from Russia. Follow the latest developments in the war in Ukraine hour by hour.

• 6:50 a.m.: entry into force of the embargo on Russian oil transported by sea

Russia is hit from Monday by an embargo from the European Union on its oil transported by sea. The European embargo comes several months after that already decided by the United States and Canada, while Moscow has drawn 67 billion euros from its oil sales to the EU since the start of the war in Ukraine.

With AFP and Archyde.com