EU extends exemption for imports of Russian oil products to Czechia

The European Union has extended an exemption for imports of Russian oil products to Czechia until December 2024, but only in volumes that do not exceed the amount imported in previous years. If alternatives become available before that date, the EU Council will terminate the provision. The exemption was made within a twelfth package of anti-Russian sanctions. The previous exemption from sanctions against Russia, which allowed Bratislava-based refiner Slovnaft to export Russian oil products to Czechia expired on December 5.