“Let us be clear: it will not be easy. Some Member States are strongly dependent on Russian oil. But we simply have to work on it,” von der Leyen said. “This will be a complete import ban on all Russian oil, seaborne, and pipeline, crude and refined.”
Many nations are worried about the consequences of cutting off Russia's oil supplies, on Thursday Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Koichi Hagiuda said it will have "difficulty" following through on a move to halt Russian oil supplies in response to the invasion of Ukraine.