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War in Ukraine: EU takes major step toward Russian oil ban, new sanctions

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The European Union's top official on Wednesday called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia and target the country’s biggest bank and major broadcasters in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

Added on the 04/05/2022 14:35:45 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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