Sunday 8 May 2022 05:44 PM BREAKING NEWS: G7 announces plans to ban imports of Russian oil to punish Putin ... trends now
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G7 governments have announced plans to ban the import of Russian oil to punish Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine.
The group - which includes the United States - made the announcement Sunday.
It appeared as part of a list of new sanctions, and said: 'First, we commit to phase out our dependency on Russian energy, including by phasing out or banning the import of Russian oil.
'We will ensure that we do so in a timely and orderly fashion, and in ways that provide time for the world to secure alternative supplies.'
Their statement continued: 'As we do so, we will work together and with our partners to ensure stable and sustainable global energy supplies and affordable prices for
