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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Alexandra Alper and Doina Chiacu

U.S. hits Russian oil refining sector, slaps export curbs on Belarus

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds U.S. and Ukrainian flags during a "Stand with Ukraine" rally against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in front of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

The United States on Wednesday took aim at Russia's oil refining sector with new export curbs and targeted Belarus with sweeping new export restrictions, as the Biden administration amps up its crackdown on Moscow and Minsk over the invasion of Ukraine.

The new round of sanctions announced by the White House ban the export of specific refining technologies, making it harder for Russia to modernize its oil refineries.

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