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Oekraïne treft Moscow Oil Refinery in drukcampagne tegen Rusland

Oekraïne heeft de Moscow Oil Refinery voor de tweede keer in een week getroffen, terwijl Russische functionarissen zeiden dat dronepuin en inslagen ook luchthavens ontregelden en burgerlijke en commerciële sites rond de hoofdstad beschadigden.

Belgium Impulse Editorial·18 June 2026·3 min read·
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  • Russische functionarissen zeiden dat Oekraïne op 18 juni 2026 de Moscow Oil Refinery trof, de tweede gemelde aanval daar deze week.
  • Het Russische ministerie van Defensie zei dat de luchtafweer 's nachts 555 Oekraïense drones neerhaalde; Belgium Pulse heeft dat cijfer niet onafhankelijk geverifieerd.
  • Transport- en luchtvaartautoriteiten zeiden dat vluchten vanaf vier luchthavens in Moskou tijdelijk werden stilgelegd.
  • Gouverneur van de regio Moskou Andrei Vorobyov zei dat één vrouw gewond raakte en dat verschillende gebouwen of voertuigen beschadigd werden.

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Moscow

capital area approached by drones and location of the refinery

Waarom dit belangrijk is

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 (een grote olieverwerkingsinstallatie in het zuidoosten van Moskou, actief in de Russische hoofdstedelijke regio) is het hoofddoelwit van de aanval.
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Kapotnya

southeastern Moscow district and refinery neighbourhood

Waarom dit belangrijk is

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.

(een wijk in het zuidoosten van Moskou) is de buurt van de raffinaderij.
Persoon

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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

Waarom dit belangrijk is

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.

(president van Oekraïne sinds 2019) zoekt sterkere westerse drukmiddelen tegenover Rusland.
Persoon

Donald Trump

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

Waarom dit belangrijk is

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.

(president van de VS) blijft centraal omdat Amerikaanse luchtverdedigingsvoorraden en sanctiebeleid Oekraïnes oorlogsinspanning vormgeven.
Persoon

Emmanuel Macron

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

Waarom dit belangrijk is

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.

(Frans president) was gastheer van de G7-top in
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Evian-les-Bains

location where Emmanuel Macron hosted the G7 summit

Waarom dit belangrijk is

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.

, Frankrijk. De G7 (
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Canada

G7 member listed in the article

Waarom dit belangrijk is

G7 member listed in the article

About

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.

, Frankrijk, Duitsland, Italië,
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Japan

G7 member listed in the article

Waarom dit belangrijk is

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.

, het Verenigd Koninkrijk, de Verenigde Staten en EU-vertegenwoordigers) coördineert sancties en militaire steun.
Persoon

Vladimir Putin

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

Waarom dit belangrijk is

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.

(president van Rusland) is de besluitvormer die volgens Oekraïne richting gesprekken moet worden geduwd.
Persoon

Sergey Sobyanin

Moscow mayor who reported refinery impacts

Waarom dit belangrijk is

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.

(burgemeester van Moskou) meldde inslagen bij de raffinaderij.
Persoon

Andrei Vorobyov

Moscow region governor who reported damage outside the city

Waarom dit belangrijk is

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 van de regio Moskou) meldde schade buiten de stad.
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Zhukovsky

town southeast of Moscow among the affected locations

Waarom dit belangrijk is

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).

(een stad ten zuidoosten van Moskou) behoorde tot de getroffen locaties.

Achtergrond

Ruslands annexatie van de Krim in 2014 zette de eerste grote EU-sanctiecyclus in gang, en de

Instelling

Council of the EU

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

Waarom dit belangrijk is

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.

zegt dat de sancties sterk werden uitgebreid na Ruslands grootschalige invasie op 24 februari 2022. De NAVO zegt dat bondgenoten op de Washington Summit van 2024 een langetermijnbelofte voor veiligheidsbijstand aan Oekraïne deden, met een basisniveau van 40 miljard euro in 2024. De Council of the EU zegt dat haar 20e sanctiepakket op 23 april 2026 werd aangenomen. Ook op 16 juni 2026 werd gemeld dat de Moscow Oil Refinery was getroffen, waardoor de laatste aanval deel uitmaakt van een herhaalde campagne tegen Russische olie-infrastructuur.

Context & what happens next

Impact

Regional — De effecten liggen vooral bij de EU en het Belgische federale niveau. EU-instellingen zijn verantwoordelijk voor sanctiepakketten, energiebeperkingen en financieringsmechanismen voor Oekraïne, terwijl de Belgische federale regering deelneemt via beslissingen van de EU-Raad, NAVO-coördinatie en nationale defensiebijdragen. Het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest wordt institutioneel eerder dan fysiek geraakt omdat het de NAVO en de belangrijkste EU-besluitvormingsmechanismen huisvest. Vlaanderen en Wallonië ondervinden geen afzonderlijke directe gevolgen van deze aanval, al kunnen bedrijven in beide regio's blootstaan aan bredere volatiliteit in energie en logistiek.

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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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Council of the European Union - Russia's war against Ukraine: EU sanctions
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NATO - NATO's support for Ukraine
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Kiel Institute for the World Economy - Ukraine Support Tracker: Military aid holds steady as focus shifts to drones
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Stemmen & reacties

What the main actors are doing

Reported positions, summarised — not direct quotations

Oekraïense regering

Zelenskyy stelt dat aanvallen op Russische olie-infrastructuur een legitiem antwoord zijn op Russische aanvallen op Oekraïense steden en een manier om faciliteiten te raken die Ruslands oorlogsmachine ondersteunen. In die lezing zijn langeafstandsdrones geen escalatie om de escalatie, maar een drukmiddel om Putin kosten te doen voelen en hem tot onderhandelen te bewegen.

Russische autoriteiten

Het Russische ministerie van Defensie en functionarissen in Moskou kaderen het incident als een massale Oekraïense droneaanval op Russische regio's, met nadruk op onderscheppingen, verstoring van luchthavens en schade aan burgerlijke eigendom. Die visie stelt Oekraïnes campagne voor als een aanval op Russisch grondgebied en publieke infrastructuur, niet alleen op militair gelinkte activa.

G7- en EU-regeringen die Oekraïne steunen

G7-leiders en EU-instellingen kaderen druk op Ruslands energie- en defensie-economie als noodzakelijk om de oorlog te beëindigen op voorwaarden die stroken met Oekraïnes soevereiniteit. Hun positie verbindt sancties, luchtverdediging en industriële steun: Oekraïne heeft bescherming nodig tegen Russische aanvallen, terwijl Moskou's vermogen om de oorlog te financieren wordt beperkt.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Mensen

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.

Mensen

Vladimir Putin

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

In this story

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.

Organisaties

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.

Organisaties

Kremlin

nearby symbol of Ukraine's demonstrated reach

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nearby symbol of Ukraine's demonstrated reach

Background

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636, and named Harvard College in 1639 in honor of its first benefactor, Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Its influence, wealth, and rankings have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.

Mensen

Donald Trump

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

In this story

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.

Mensen

Emmanuel Macron

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

In this story

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.

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Brussels

hosts NATO and the main EU decision-making machinery

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hosts NATO and the main EU decision-making machinery

Background

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.

Organisaties

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).

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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.

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US

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

In this story

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

Background

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.

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Evian-les-Bains

location where Emmanuel Macron hosted the G7 summit

In this story

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

In this story

G7 member listed in the article

Background

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

In this story

G7 member listed in the article

Background

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

In this story

G7 member listed in the article

Background

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

Background

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.

Mensen

Sergey Sobyanin

Moscow mayor who reported refinery impacts

In this story

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.

Mensen

Andrei Vorobyov

Moscow region governor who reported damage outside the city

In this story

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.

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Zhukovsky

town southeast of Moscow among the affected locations

In this story

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).

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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.

Organisaties

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.

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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.

Organisaties

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

Organisaties

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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