Ukraine Crisis | US remains resistant to banning Russian oil
Published:Friday | March 4, 2022 | 4:49 PM
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday reiterated that the Biden administration remains resistant for now on banning Russian oil imports.
Psaki raised concerns that such a ban could have a negative impact on US and European economies.
She added, however, that the administration was “looking at options we could take right now to cut US consumption of Russian energy,”
Psaki also called on Russian forces to withdraw Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine.
Russian troops seized the plant earlier Friday.
“The best step for nuclear safety would be for Russia to immediately withdraw,” Psaki said.
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