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US targets Russia’s oil sector with ‘sweeping’ sanctions

Gazprom's Amur Gas Processing Plant lights up the night near the town of Svobodny in southeastern Russia on September 13, 2023 [Artem Geodakyan/Sputnik/Pool via Reuters]

The United States has imposed “sweeping” sanctions on Russia’s energy sector as Washington pushes to choke Moscow’s funds for the war in Ukraine.

The sanctions on Friday targeted two major Russian oil producers and 183 vessels that help transport the petrol, as well as 80 individuals and entities involved in the production and export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia.

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