Ursula von der Leyen's proposal of a ban on Russian oil imports to the EU was met with lengthy applause from MEPs in Brussels.

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Vladimir Putin has to pay a 'high price for his brutal aggression' in Ukraine, the European Commission president said during a speech proposing the sixth package of sanctions, including a ban on Russian media in the EU. Von der Leyen said the supply of crude oil from Russia would be prohibited within six months and refined products would be banned by the end of the year, while she acknowledged the demands from countries such as Slovakia and Hungary for additional flexibility. The sanctions package, which also targeted military figures involved in the massacre of civilians in the town of Bucha and the siege of the port city of Mariupol and blocking Russian state television from being broadcast in the 27 member states, will require unanimous support from the EU member states

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