The European Commission (EC) is proposing a total ban on the import of Russian oil into the EU, a NOVINI.BG reporter reported.

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The European Commission today proposed that more Russian banks be excluded from the SWIFT international payment system, as well as that three Russian televisions be stopped.

This morning, its chairman, Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen - German doctor and politician (after Albrecht's father). Ursula Gertrude Albrecht took part in the debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on the economic and social consequences for the EU of Russia's war in Ukraine.

The request is for a complete ban on the import of Russian oil - by sea, by pipeline, crude and refined.

"It's not going to be easy," Von der Layen said.

Bulgaria is one of the dependent countries.

"With all these steps, we are depriving the Russian economy of the opportunity to diversify," she said.

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The new package also includes a list of senior military and other war criminals in the Kiev suburb of Bucha.

These people are also responsible for the siege of Mariupol.

Von der Leyen said that Russian President Vladimir Putin must pay a high price for the brutal aggression against Ukraine. 

The proposal must be approved by the Council of the EU.

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