EU envoys are set to adopt a 20th package of sanctions against Russia after Hungary and Slovakia dropped their opposition.
A second source confirms the European Commission's refusal to include the oil transport ban in the sanctions package.
The EU vote on the loan and sanctions package is scheduled for April 22, with Hungary and Slovakia's support conditional on maintaining Russian oil flows via the Druzhba pipeline.
The message adds context that the decision is influenced by complications in Middle Eastern oil supplies to the EU due to the Trump administration's conflict with Iran.
EU diplomats confirm the envoys are set to adopt the package after Hungary and Slovakia dropped their opposition, linked to the repair of the Druzhba pipeline.
