The European Union has avoided imposing sanctions against Patriarch Kirill, of Moscow and All Russia, because of Hungary’s position, the DPA news agency said on Thursday, citing diplomatic sources in the EU.
According to the DPA sources, the sixth package of sanctions against Russia envisages step-by-step reduction of oil import from Russia, but does not include the originally planned measures against the patriarch. The other EU states’ original intention was to include Patriarch Kirill in the EU sanction list because of his support for Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. However, Hungary objected to the imposition of sanctions.
