Robert Fico signaled he would drop his veto in exchange for obtaining written guarantees from the Commission to mitigate potential energy price spikes.Pool photo by Alexander Nemenov/AFP via EPA

EU lowers Russia oil cap and imposes new sanctions after Fico drops veto – POLITICO

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They got there in the end.

The EU will lower the price cap on Russian oil and impose additional sanctions on Moscow after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico dropped his opposition to the latest package.

“The EU just approved one of its strongest sanctions package against Russia to date,” the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas wrote Friday morning on X.