Russia sanctions behind EU diesel price hike El Pais

Bloc already facing fuel shortages as consumers are hit by inflation

The looming Europan Union embargo on Russian oil is driving diesel prices higher across the bloc, Spain's El Pais newspaper reported on Monday.

Increases in the cost of gasoline and diesel were triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and coincided with rising oil prices. However, the situation has changed, as the EU now needs m