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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour

G7 leaders dodge decision on imposing price cap on Russian oil

The oil tanker Minerva Virgo leaves a Russian port
The US, UK and Canada have already stopped importing Russian oil. Photograph: Bjoern Kils/Reuters

G7 leaders appeared to sidestep imposing a price cap on Russian oil within weeks to strip Russia of its largest source of income to finance its war effort in Ukraine.

The leaders of the world’s leading western economies have promised a cap before, most recently at a meeting of G7 finance ministers on 2 September, with the plan pencilled to come into force on 5 December.

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