According to him, European diplomats plan to complete work on the sixth package of sanctions by the end of the week or at least by May 9, unnamed EU parliamentarians told the agency.
The European Commission has already submitted the sixth package of anti-Russian sanctions to the EU Council for approval.
The proposal for an oil embargo against Russia in the new sanctions takes into account the fact that some EU countries are more dependent on Russian energy resources than others.
In addition, the package of sanctions will include cutting off new banks from SWIFT.