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EU struggles to clear Hungary's block on Russian oil ban

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EU ambassadors made a final push to persuade Hungary to accept a watered-down oil embargo against Russia before a summit on Monday (May 30). Envoys from the 27 member states were meeting in an attempt to finalise a sixth package of sanctions against Moscow, but remain deadlocked over a proposed embargo on Russian oil. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating tells us more.

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