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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
Kate Abnett

On Earth Day, climate activists call for ban on buying Russian oil

Officers from the New York City Police Department (NYPD) watch on as activists from Extinction Rebellion take part in an Earth Day demonstration blockading the gate of the New York Times Distribution print facility in Queens, New York City, U.S., April 22, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Climate change campaigners held a wave of protests for Earth Day on Friday, pushing demands such as an immediate halt to European imports of Russian oil and gas, and an end to building fossil fuel infrastructure.

In Europe, activists in Berlin, Warsaw, Brussels and elsewhere targeted German government or embassy buildings. Germany is one of the European Union countries opposed to an embargo on Russian oil and gas, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, for fear of damage to their economy.

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