Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the U.S. is considering a ban on Russian oil imports 'in coordination' with European and NATO allies.
economy," he said later on NBC."We’ve seen the ruble in free fall. We see the economy heading into a deep recession. We’ve already had a major impact, but we are looking, again, as we speak, in coordination with allies and partners at this prospect of banning oil imports."
"A hallmark of everything we’ve done to date has been in coordination with our allies and partners," Blinken responded."We are much more effective across the board when we’re doing things together and in as close coordination as possible. There are instances in which we each do things a little bit different, but it complements the whole.
During both morning interviews, Blinken stressed that the Russia-Ukraine war"may go on for a while," and that while Putin is"destined to lose" against the will of the Ukrainian people, the suffering in the meantime is"real" and"terrible." Critics have accused the Biden administration of funding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine by cutting down domestic oil production and relying on Russian oil.
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