Permanent representatives of the European Union on June 1 will be engaged in the legal registration of agreements on a new package of sanctions against Russia, said the head of the European Council, Charles Michel.

Following the results of the first day of the summit in Brussels, EU leaders reached a political agreement on the introduction of a partial oil embargo against the Russian Federation, which will affect oil supplies by sea. The oil coming through the pipeline will not be included in the new package of sanctions. According to the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, by the end of 2022, the EU will refuse almost 90% of Russian oil imports.

The Permanent Representatives were tasked on Wednesday to develop a legal solution for the implementation of the political principles on which an agreement was reached today, Michel said at a press conference following the first day of the EU summit.

He also explained that not only Hungary, but also other EU countries that do not have access to the sea will be able to buy oil coming through the pipeline.

At the same time, Michel added that this is a temporary exception, and the EU countries will return to consider this issue.

The sixth package of sanctions against Russia still has to go through the procedure of official coordination and approval by the EU Council at the ministerial level. The document will enter into force after publication in the official journal, the date of which has not yet been announced.

The EU countries have consecutively introduced five packages of sanctions against Russia because of the situation in Ukraine. The adoption of the sixth EU package was delayed due to the refusal of a number of countries, in particular Hungary, to support a complete renunciation of oil purchases.