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Ukraine greift Moscow Oil Refinery in Druckkampagne gegen Russland an

Die Ukraine hat die Moscow Oil Refinery zum zweiten Mal innerhalb einer Woche getroffen, während russische Beamte erklärten, Drohnentrümmer und Einschläge hätten auch Flughäfen gestört sowie zivile und kommerzielle Standorte rund um die Hauptstadt beschädigt.

Belgium Impulse Editorial·18 June 2026·3 min read·
Well established· 1 Primärquelle + 2 offizielle Dokumente + 2 unabhängige Nachrichtenquellen · Akademische Quellen: 1

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  • Russische Beamte erklärten, die Ukraine habe die Moscow Oil Refinery am 18. Juni 2026 getroffen, den zweiten dort gemeldeten Angriff in dieser Woche.
  • Das russische Verteidigungsministerium erklärte, die Luftabwehr habe über Nacht 555 ukrainische Drohnen abgeschossen; Belgium Pulse hat diese Zahl nicht unabhängig überprüft.
  • Transport- und Luftfahrtbehörden erklärten, Flüge von vier Moskauer Flughäfen seien vorübergehend ausgesetzt worden.
  • Der Gouverneur der Region Moskau, Andrei Vorobyov, sagte, eine Frau sei verletzt worden und mehrere Gebäude oder Fahrzeuge seien beschädigt worden.

Place

Moscow

capital area approached by drones and location of the refinery

Why it matters

capital area approached by drones and location of the refinery

About

Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in its metropolitan area.

Oil Refinery (eine große Ölverarbeitungsanlage im Südosten Moskaus, betrieben in der russischen Hauptstadtregion) ist das Hauptziel des Angriffs.
Place

Kapotnya

southeastern Moscow district and refinery neighbourhood

Why it matters

southeastern Moscow district and refinery neighbourhood

About

Kapotnya District is an administrative district (raion) of South-Eastern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia.

(ein südöstlicher Stadtteil Moskaus) ist das Viertel der Raffinerie.
Person

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

framed the strike as part of Ukraine's effort to push Vladimir Putin toward negotiations

Why it matters

framed the strike as part of Ukraine's effort to push Vladimir Putin toward negotiations

About

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war with Russia's annexation of Crimea and invasion of the Donbas, and has continued to serve during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has been ongoing since February 2022.

(seit 2019 Präsident der
Place

Ukraine

struck the Moscow Oil Refinery and is trying to influence support architecture

Why it matters

struck the Moscow Oil Refinery and is trying to influence support architecture

About

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is Ukraine's capital and largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro.

) strebt stärkeren westlichen Hebel gegenüber Russland an.
Person

Donald Trump

central because US air-defence stocks and sanctions policy shape Ukraine's war effort

Why it matters

central because US air-defence stocks and sanctions policy shape Ukraine's war effort

About

Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.

(US-Präsident) bleibt zentral, weil US-Luftabwehrbestände und Sanktionspolitik die Kriegsanstrengungen der Ukraine prägen.
Person

Emmanuel Macron

hosted the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France

Why it matters

hosted the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France

About

Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. He has been a member of Renaissance since founding the party in 2016. Macron previously served as Deputy Secretary-General to the President from 2012 to 2014 and Minister of Economics and Finance from 2014 to 2016 under President François Hollande.

(französischer Präsident) war Gastgeber des G7-Gipfels in
Place

Evian-les-Bains

location where Emmanuel Macron hosted the G7 summit

Why it matters

location where Emmanuel Macron hosted the G7 summit

About

Évian-les-Bains, or simply Évian, is a commune in Eastern France, by the Swiss border. It is located in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

, Frankreich. Die G7 (Kanada, Frankreich, Deutschland, Italien,
Place

Japan

G7 member listed in the article

Why it matters

G7 member listed in the article

About

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk in the north, and the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands alongside over 14,000 smaller islands.

, das Vereinigte Königreich, die Vereinigten Staaten und EU-Vertreter) koordiniert Sanktionen und militärische Unterstützung.
Person

Vladimir Putin

Russia's president and the decision-maker Ukraine says must be pushed toward talks

Why it matters

Russia's president and the decision-maker Ukraine says must be pushed toward talks

About

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He has been described as the de facto leader of Russia since 1999.

(Russlands Präsident) ist der Entscheidungsträger, der nach Angaben der Ukraine zu Gesprächen gedrängt werden muss.
Person

Sergey Sobyanin

Moscow mayor who reported refinery impacts

Why it matters

Moscow mayor who reported refinery impacts

About

Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin is a Russian politician, serving as the 3rd mayor of Moscow since 21 October 2010. Sobyanin previously served as the governor of Tyumen Oblast (2001–2005), Head of the presidential administration (2005–2008) and Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.

(Bürgermeister von Moskau) meldete Einschläge an der Raffinerie.
Person

Andrei Vorobyov

Moscow region governor who reported damage outside the city

Why it matters

Moscow region governor who reported damage outside the city

About

Andrey Yuryevich Vorobyov is a Russian politician who is the current governor of Moscow Oblast. He has previously served as the head of United Russia's Central Executive Committee, and one of the deputy chairmen of the State Duma.

(Gouverneur der Region Moskau) meldete Schäden außerhalb der Stadt.
Place

Zhukovsky

town southeast of Moscow among the affected locations

Why it matters

town southeast of Moscow among the affected locations

About

Zhukovsky is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 104,736 (2010 census); 101,328 (2002 census); 100,609 (1989 Soviet census).

(eine Stadt südöstlich von Moskau) gehörte zu den betroffenen Orten.

Background

Russlands Annexion der Krim im Jahr 2014 löste den ersten großen EU-Sanktionszyklus aus, und der

Institution

Council of the EU

says sanctions expanded after the invasion and says the 20th sanctions package was adopted

Why it matters

says sanctions expanded after the invasion and says the 20th sanctions package was adopted

About

The Council of the European Union, often referred to in the treaties and other official documents simply as the Council, and less formally known as the Council of Ministers, is the third of the seven institutions of the European Union (EU) as listed in the Treaty on European Union.

erklärt, dass die Sanktionen nach Russlands umfassender Invasion am 24. Februar 2022 stark ausgeweitet wurden. NATO zufolge gaben die Verbündeten beim Washington Summit 2024 eine langfristige Zusage für Sicherheitsunterstützung zugunsten der Ukraine ab und setzten damit eine Basislinie von 40 Milliarden EUR im Jahr 2024. Der Council of the EU erklärt, dass sein 20. Sanktionspaket am 23. April 2026 angenommen wurde. Berichten zufolge wurde die Raffinerie in Moskau auch am 16. Juni 2026 getroffen, wodurch der jüngste Angriff Teil einer wiederholten Kampagne gegen russische Ölinfrastruktur ist.

Context & what happens next

Impact

Regional — Die Auswirkungen verteilen sich hauptsächlich auf die EU und die föderale Ebene Belgiens. EU-Institutionen sind für Sanktionspakete, Energiebeschränkungen und Finanzierungsmechanismen für die Ukraine zuständig, während die föderale belgische Regierung über Entscheidungen des EU-Rates, NATO-Koordination und nationale Verteidigungsbeiträge beteiligt ist. Die Region Brussels-Capital ist institutionell und nicht physisch betroffen, weil sie NATO und die zentrale Entscheidungsmaschinerie der EU beherbergt. Flandern und Wallonien sind von diesem Angriff nicht unterschiedlich direkt betroffen, auch wenn Unternehmen in beiden Regionen einer breiteren Volatilität bei Energie und Logistik ausgesetzt sein können.

Evidence
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Al Jazeera - Ukraine hits Moscow refinery as Zelenskyy seeks Trump support to end war
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Associated Press - Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery and disrupts commercial flights with major drone attack
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The Guardian - Russian oil refinery on fire after barrage of Ukrainian drones strike Moscow
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Voices & reactions

What the main actors are doing

Reported positions, summarised — not direct quotations

Ukrainische Regierung

Zelenskyy argumentiert, dass Angriffe auf russische Ölinfrastruktur eine legitime Antwort auf russische Angriffe auf ukrainische Städte seien und eine Möglichkeit, Einrichtungen zu treffen, die Russlands Kriegsmaschinerie aufrechterhalten. In diesem Deutungsrahmen sind Langstreckendrohnen keine Eskalation um ihrer selbst willen, sondern ein Hebel, um Putin mit Kosten zu konfrontieren und zu Verhandlungen zu bewegen.

Russische Behörden

Das russische Verteidigungsministerium und Moskauer Beamte stellen den Vorfall als massiven ukrainischen Drohnenangriff auf russische Regionen dar und betonen Abfangaktionen, Störungen an Flughäfen und Schäden an zivilem Eigentum. Diese Sichtweise präsentiert die Kampagne der Ukraine als Angriff auf russisches Territorium und öffentliche Infrastruktur, nicht nur auf militärisch verbundene Vermögenswerte.

G7- und EU-Regierungen, die die Ukraine unterstützen

Die Staats- und Regierungschefs der G7 und EU-Institutionen stellen Druck auf Russlands Energie- und Verteidigungswirtschaft als notwendig dar, um den Krieg zu Bedingungen zu beenden, die mit der Souveränität der Ukraine vereinbar sind. Ihre Position verbindet Sanktionen, Luftabwehr und industrielle Unterstützung: Die Ukraine braucht Schutz vor russischen Angriffen, während Moskaus Fähigkeit, den Krieg zu finanzieren, eingeschränkt wird.

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Ukraine

struck the Moscow Oil Refinery and is trying to influence support architecture

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struck the Moscow Oil Refinery and is trying to influence support architecture

Background

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is Ukraine's capital and largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro.

Places

Russia

target of Ukraine's pressure campaign and sanctions pressure

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target of Ukraine's pressure campaign and sanctions pressure

Background

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. With a population of over 140 million, Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous in the world. It is a highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants.

Places

Moscow

capital area approached by drones and location of the refinery

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capital area approached by drones and location of the refinery

Background

Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in its metropolitan area.

People

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

framed the strike as part of Ukraine's effort to push Vladimir Putin toward negotiations

In this story

framed the strike as part of Ukraine's effort to push Vladimir Putin toward negotiations

Background

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war with Russia's annexation of Crimea and invasion of the Donbas, and has continued to serve during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has been ongoing since February 2022.

People

Vladimir Putin

Russia's president and the decision-maker Ukraine says must be pushed toward talks

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Russia's president and the decision-maker Ukraine says must be pushed toward talks

Background

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He has been described as the de facto leader of Russia since 1999.

Organisations

G7

pledged more air-defence support and sanctions pressure on Russia's energy sector

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pledged more air-defence support and sanctions pressure on Russia's energy sector

Background

The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States; additionally, the European Union (EU) is a "non-enumerated member". It is organized around the shared values of pluralism, liberal democracy, and representative government. G7 members are major IMF advanced economies.

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Kremlin

nearby symbol of Ukraine's demonstrated reach

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nearby symbol of Ukraine's demonstrated reach

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People

Donald Trump

central because US air-defence stocks and sanctions policy shape Ukraine's war effort

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central because US air-defence stocks and sanctions policy shape Ukraine's war effort

Background

Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.

People

Emmanuel Macron

hosted the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France

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hosted the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France

Background

Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. He has been a member of Renaissance since founding the party in 2016. Macron previously served as Deputy Secretary-General to the President from 2012 to 2014 and Minister of Economics and Finance from 2014 to 2016 under President François Hollande.

Places

Brussels

hosts NATO and the main EU decision-making machinery

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hosts NATO and the main EU decision-making machinery

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The City of Brussels is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the French Community of Belgium, the Flemish Region, and Belgium. The City of Brussels is also the administrative centre of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions in its European Quarter.

Organisations

SMEs

have an indirect stake through possible cost impacts

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have an indirect stake through possible cost impacts

Background

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or small and medium businesses (SMBs) are businesses whose personnel and revenue numbers fall below certain limits. The abbreviation "SME" is used by many national agencies and international organizations, such as the World Bank, the OECD, the European Union, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Places

Kapotnya

southeastern Moscow district and refinery neighbourhood

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southeastern Moscow district and refinery neighbourhood

Background

Kapotnya District is an administrative district (raion) of South-Eastern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia.

Places

US

air-defence stocks and sanctions policy shape Ukraine's war effort

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air-defence stocks and sanctions policy shape Ukraine's war effort

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The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.

Places

Evian-les-Bains

location where Emmanuel Macron hosted the G7 summit

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location where Emmanuel Macron hosted the G7 summit

Background

Évian-les-Bains, or simply Évian, is a commune in Eastern France, by the Swiss border. It is located in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

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Canada

G7 member listed in the article

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G7 member listed in the article

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Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the second-largest country by total area, with the longest coastline of any country. Its border with the United States is the longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions.

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Italy

G7 member listed in the article

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G7 member listed in the article

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Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It consists of a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino.

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Japan

G7 member listed in the article

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G7 member listed in the article

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Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk in the north, and the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands alongside over 14,000 smaller islands.

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United States

G7 member listed in the article

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G7 member listed in the article

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The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.

People

Sergey Sobyanin

Moscow mayor who reported refinery impacts

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Moscow mayor who reported refinery impacts

Background

Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin is a Russian politician, serving as the 3rd mayor of Moscow since 21 October 2010. Sobyanin previously served as the governor of Tyumen Oblast (2001–2005), Head of the presidential administration (2005–2008) and Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.

People

Andrei Vorobyov

Moscow region governor who reported damage outside the city

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Moscow region governor who reported damage outside the city

Background

Andrey Yuryevich Vorobyov is a Russian politician who is the current governor of Moscow Oblast. He has previously served as the head of United Russia's Central Executive Committee, and one of the deputy chairmen of the State Duma.

Places

Zhukovsky

town southeast of Moscow among the affected locations

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town southeast of Moscow among the affected locations

Background

Zhukovsky is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 104,736 (2010 census); 101,328 (2002 census); 100,609 (1989 Soviet census).

Places

Crimea

territory whose 2014 annexation triggered the first major EU sanctions cycle

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territory whose 2014 annexation triggered the first major EU sanctions cycle

Background

Crimea is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukraine. To the east, the Crimean Bridge, constructed in 2018, spans the Strait of Kerch, linking the peninsula with Krasnodar Krai in Russia.

Organisations

Council of the EU

says sanctions expanded after the invasion and says the 20th sanctions package was adopted

In this story

says sanctions expanded after the invasion and says the 20th sanctions package was adopted

Background

The Council of the European Union, often referred to in the treaties and other official documents simply as the Council, and less formally known as the Council of Ministers, is the third of the seven institutions of the European Union (EU) as listed in the Treaty on European Union.

Concepts

2024 Washington Summit

where NATO says allies made a long-term security-assistance pledge for Ukraine

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where NATO says allies made a long-term security-assistance pledge for Ukraine

Background

The 2024 Washington summit was the summit of the heads of state and government of the thirty-two members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), their partner countries and the European Union (EU), which took place in Washington, D.C., United States, on 9–11 July 2024. The summit commemorates the landmark 75th anniversary of NATO, which was founded on 4 April 1949 with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, DC.

Organisations

EU institutions

responsible for sanctions packages, energy restrictions and Ukraine funding mechanisms

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responsible for sanctions packages, energy restrictions and Ukraine funding mechanisms

Organisations

EU Council

decisions through which Belgium's federal government participates

In this story

decisions through which Belgium's federal government participates

Background

The Council of the European Union, often referred to in the treaties and other official documents simply as the Council, and less formally known as the Council of Ministers, is the third of the seven institutions of the European Union (EU) as listed in the Treaty on European Union.

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