The European Commission confirmed the postponement of the ban on oil exports from Russia to the EU for six months

“Restrictions on crude oil will be introduced with a delay of six months, on oil products for eight months.

These restrictions do not apply to supplies via the Druzhba oil pipeline,” TASS said in a statement.

Earlier, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kirill Petkov announced that he had received a deferment from the embargo.

Bulgaria will stop supplying Russian oil by the end of 2024.

The European Union expects to give up 90% of Russian oil imports by the end of this year.