Czech prime minister: new oil sanctions proposal goes in right direction -CTK agency

The latest European Commission proposal granting the Czech Republic an exemption from a ban on Russian oil imports until mid-2024 goes in the right direction, but talks are still underway, news agency CTK cited Prime Minister Petr Fiala as saying on Friday.

The Czech Republic takes about 50% of its crude oil imports by a pipeline from Russia and lacks sufficient alternative routes to replace the supplies in the short term.

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