Britain calls on all G7 members to ban Russia oil imports

Britain's Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss delivers a speech during the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, on March 1, 2022. (SALVATORE DI NOLFI /AFP)
Britain's Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss delivers a speech during the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, on March 1, 2022. (SALVATORE DI NOLFI /AFP)

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss calls on the entire G7 to ban Russia oil imports, saying the world’s leading economies should “go further and faster” in punishing Moscow and President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine.

“We must double down on our sanctions. That includes… the G7 ending its use of Russian oil and gas” and a ban on Russian banks using the SWIFT bank messaging system, Truss says in a joint press conference at the US State Department alongside Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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