# Union agrees a seaborne Russian oil embargo in the sixth sanctions package

Date: 2022

On 3 June 2022 the Union adopted the sixth package of sanctions, including a phased embargo on most seaborne Russian crude. The Commission proposed the package. The Council decided, with a temporary pipeline exemption for some landlocked members.

## People

- Viktor Orbán: https://factrail.ai/people/viktor-orban
- Ursula von der Leyen: https://factrail.ai/people/ursula-von-der-leyen
- Olaf Scholz: https://factrail.ai/people/olaf-scholz
- Mario Draghi: https://factrail.ai/people/mario-draghi
- Kaja Kallas: https://factrail.ai/people/kaja-kallas
- Mark Rutte: https://factrail.ai/people/mark-rutte

## Drivers

- Sanctions Pressure: https://factrail.ai/drivers/sanctions-pressure

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-agrees-russian-oil-ban-with-hungary-exemption-2022-05-31/
- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/06/03/russia-s-aggression-against-ukraine-eu-adopts-sixth-package-of-sanctions/
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32022R0879

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-oil-embargo-sixth-sanctions-2022