“Sanctions on the export of chemical products affect about 70 Finnish companies, on an annualized basis, we are talking about exports worth about $20 million or more,” said Control Director Sami Rakshit.

On June 3, the European Union finally approved the sixth package of sanctions against Russia.

The new sanctions package, in particular, provides for a partial and gradual waiver of oil imports from Russia.

Leading analyst of the National Energy Security Fund, expert of the Financial University Igor Yushkov, in an interview with URA.RU, commented on the situation with oil supplies to the EU against the backdrop of sanctions against Russia.