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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

EU states agree $60 a barrel cap on Russian oil after Polish green light

A worker checks the valve of a pipe at an oilfield in Russia.
A worker checks the valve of a pipe at an oilfield in Russia. Photograph: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters

European Union member states have agreed to put a $60 a barrel price cap on Russian oil after Poland, which was holding out, gave the green light to the deal.

In an effort to reduce the Kremlin’s income from fossil fuels, the EU has agreed to limit the amount that can be paid for seaborne oil to curtail Moscow’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine.

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