According to Reuters, data on migration applications in Russia point to a “continued exodus of its business and oligarch community.”
The agency quoted UK’s defence ministry as saying that the migration is likely to “exacerbate the war's long-term damage to [Russia’s] economy.”
In early June, the EU formally adopted its sixth round of sanctions against Moscow, after the bloc’s leaders negotiated them at the start of the week.
This package includes: a ban on imports of crude oil and refined petroleum products from Russia; a SWIFT ban for three more Russian banks and one more Belarusian bank; and suspension of broadcasting in the EU for three more Russian state-owned outlets.
Those EU member states, like Hungary, that, due to their geographical location, are dependent on Russian supplies and have no viable alternatives, are temporarily allowed to import Russian crude oil by pipeline.
Moreover, Bulgaria and Croatia have also been granted temporary exemptions and can import Russian seaborne crude oil and vacuum gas oil, respectively.
The EU also slapped sanctions on 65 more individuals and 18 more entities. Among them are individuals responsible for the atrocities committed in the Ukrainian towns of Bucha and Mariupol, officials told reporters.
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Source: reuters