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EU nations yet to break stalemate over Russian oil ban

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This handout photo provided by Vasiliy Ryabinin shows oil storage tanks outside Norilsk, 2,900 kilometres northeast of Moscow, Russia, on Friday, May 29, 2020.(Oil storage tanks outside Norilsk, Russia (Vasiliy Ryabinin via AP))
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European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels to again try to ban imports of Russian oil to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

All 27 EU members must agree to the ban but a group of countries, led by Hungary, are opposing the move.

Guest: Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Director, Jacques Delors Energy Centre; Senior Research Fellow, European Energy Policy

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Linda LoPresti, RN Breakfast international editor

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