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Friday, March 4, 2022
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Friday, March 4, 2022
White House remains resistant to banning Russian oil over Ukraine invasion
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWASHINGTON — White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday reiterated that the Biden administration remains resistant for now on banning Russian oil imports, raising concerns that such a ban could have a negative impact on the US and European economies.
She added, however, that the administration was “looking at options we could take right now to cut US consumption of Russian energy.”
Psaki also called on Russian forces to withdraw from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine. Russian troops seized the plant earlier Friday.
“The best step for nuclear safety would be for Russia to immediately withdraw,” Psaki said.
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