Rosneft, Russia's biggest oil producer, on Sunday slammed European Union sanctions on India's Nayara Energy refinery as unjustified and illegal, saying the restrictions directly threatened India's energy security.

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The European Union and Britain on Friday ramped up pressure on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow’s energy sector, shadow fleet of aging oil tankers and military intelligence service

Nayara Energy, an Indian refiner part-owned by Russia's Rosneft and newly sanctioned by the European Union, has revised payment terms to sell a spot naphtha cargo in a tender issued on Monday, according to a document seen by Reuters.

The European Union on Friday reached an agreement to impose its 18th round of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine after Slovakia ended its protest.

Hungary has announced progress on a new pipeline with Serbia to transport Russian oil. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said the project is “moving forward” and vowed to defy Brussels’ efforts to cut Budapest off from Russian energy.

Russia-backed Indian refiner Nayara Energy on Monday condemned the European Union's sanctions on it and said it was exploring legal options against the latest "restrictive measures".

Chinese Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Monday slammed EU sanctions involving Chinese banks and companies over Russia, and vowed to safeguard legitimate rights with necessary actions.