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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Andrew Roth in Washington

US imposes sanctions on Russian oil over Putin’s ‘refusal’ to end war in Ukraine

Mark Rutte listening to Donald Trump speaking in Oval Office chairs
Donald Trump, speaking in the Oval Office with the Nato secretary-general, Mark Rutte (left), also confirmed he had cancelled a planned summit with Vladimir Putin. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

The US has sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest oil companies, as the Trump administration increased pressure on the Kremlin to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine.

The sanctions were the first against Russia since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, and were targeted to cut key revenues from oil sales that finance the Russian war machine.

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