Today the EU foreign ministers will discuss the possibility of slapping sanctions on the Russian oil sector due to the situation around Ukraine, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said upon his arrival at the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg, Report informs, citing TASS.
"We will analyze the military situation and how we can support the Ukrainian army and government so that a free Ukraine will continue to exist," he said.
"Without a doubt, we will analyze that situation (the possibility of an oil embargo against the Russian Federation)," the minister assured.
At the same time, he drew attention to "the need not to destabilize individual countries whose energy structure has traditionally been closely connected with Russia."