Biden said readying to ban US imports of Russia oil, with EU heading in same direction

A worker pumps gas at a Lukoil station in Newark, New Jersey, on March 2, 2022.  (AP/Ted Shaffrey)
A worker pumps gas at a Lukoil station in Newark, New Jersey, on March 2, 2022. (AP/Ted Shaffrey)

US media outlets say President Joe Biden is preparing to ban US imports of Russian oil and a leaked EU plan shows Brussels dramatically reducing its dependency on Russian gas to try to sever Moscow’s main economic lifeline. Russia has warned that Moscow could retaliate by cutting off European gas supplies altogether.

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