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Biden is expected to ban Russian oil imports into the United States. (Published 2022)
The United States receives less than 10 percent of its energy resources from Russia, but the move could have far-reaching effects.
www.nytimes.com
President Biden is expected on Tuesday morning to ban the importation of Russian oil into the United States, a senior administration official said, making the move after pressure from lawmakers in both parties to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Mr. Biden is scheduled to make the announcement at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday from the White House. In a statement, the administration said Mr. Biden would “announce actions to continue to hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine.”
The move would shut off the relatively small flow of oil into the United States, which receives less than 10 percent of its energy resources from Russia. But Republicans and Democrats in Congress had been urging the president to take the step to ensure that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was not profiting from American purchases of oil.
Schizo Personality A: Gas prices are too high!
Schizo Personality B: Why won't Biden ban Russian oil?!?