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Bill McLoughlin

G7 agree price cap on Russian oil to stop Putin’s ‘ability to fund war of aggression’

Oil pumping jacks, also known as “nodding donkeys”, in an oilfield near Neftekamsk, in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia

(Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance ministers representing the G7 states have agreed a price cap on Russian oil and petroleum products.

Although the level of the cap is unclear at this stage, a statement from the G7 on Friday, said the move was designed in order “to reduce Russian revenues and Russia´s ability to fund its war of aggression”.

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