The European Union may reach an agreement on an embargo on Russian oil “within a week.” Telephone conversations on this subject between French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban are scheduled for Tuesday.

This was stated by Secretary of State for European Affairs of the French Foreign Ministry Clement Bon, reports Sud Ouest .

“I think we can have an agreement within a week, we’re working hard on that,” Bon said.

He also announced telephone conversations scheduled for Tuesday on this issue between French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

“We must move quickly, and I say this with confidence: there will be a sixth package of European sanctions, they will be very powerful, and we will gradually, on schedule, first give up Russian oil, but also Russian hydrocarbons in general,” the Secretary of State concluded.

Recall that French President Emmanuel Macron will hold telephone conversations with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban today.

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