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Macron calls for ban on Russian oil and coal after Bucha killings

French President Emmanuel Macron said new sanctions targeting the oil and coal industries would be 'particularly' painful [Thibault Camus/Pool via Reuters]

French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed support for banning Russian oil and coal as part of a new round of sanctions against Russia, after reports emerged of mass graves and atrocities in the town of Bucha, a town outside Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.

“What happened in Bucha demands a new round of sanctions and very clear measures,” Macron told France Inter radio on Monday, adding that there were “very clear indications of war crimes”.

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