The European Union’s member states should be able to agree on new sanctions against Russia when meeting up later on Monday for a two-day extraordinary summit on the Ukraine situation.

This includes passing sanctions on importing Russian oil, says EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell to a French radio station.

”We must make a unanimous decision. Negotiations were tough yesterday afternoon, just as they have been this morning,” he says.

”I think, this afternoon, we will be able to offer the leaders of member nations a deal.”

So far, there has been no success in getting members to agree on oil sanctions against Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The motion has met particular resistance from Hungary, which is politically and economically closer tied to Russia than any other member state.

On the matter of whether passing sanctions on Russian oil will fail this time as well, Borrell says:

”No, I don’t think so. There will be a deal in the end.”

This will be the sixth round of EU sanctions against Russia.

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