US, UK ban oil imports from Russia

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced a ban on Russian oil and different vitality imports, a big transfer in piling strain on President Vladimir Putin to halt his devastating assault on Ukraine.

“Which means Russian oil will not be acceptable in US ports and the American folks will deal one other highly effective blow to Putin’s conflict machine,” Biden advised reporters on the White Home.

The US will not be a number one purchaser of Russian oil however Biden has labored with allies in Europe, who’re much more reliant on it, to isolate Russia’s energy-heavy economic system.

Britain introduced shortly earlier than Biden’s remarks that it could section out the import of Russian oil and oil merchandise by the tip of 2022. The EU additionally revealed plans to chop its reliance on Russian fuel by two thirds this yr.

Addressing Britain’s Parliament, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the world to extend the sanctions. He stated his folks would battle to the tip in opposition to the Russian invaders nevertheless it wanted assist, together with no-fly zones. “The query for us now could be to be or to not be,” stated Zelenskiy. “I can provide you a definitive reply: it is positively to be.”