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What you should know about the EU plan to ban Russian oil imports

Russia is Europe's biggest oil supplier, providing 26 percent of the bloc's oil imports in 2020 [File: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters]

The European Commission has proposed its toughest sanctions yet against Russia, including a phased oil embargo, as part of a sixth round of retaliatory measures following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday the embargo “will be a complete import ban on Russian oil, seaborne and pipeline, crude and refined”, that will take place in stages to give states time to find alternative energy sources.

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