The Russia-Ukraine war · Sanctions, trade and markets

United States bans imports of Russian oil, gas and coal; UK to phase out Russian oil

Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 0 tied to no party.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order banning imports into the United States of Russian crude oil, certain petroleum products, liquefied natural gas and coal, and barring new US investment in Russia's energy sector. The White House said Russian oil made up just under 10% of US oil imports. The United Kingdom said the same day it would phase out Russian oil imports by the end of 2022.

When: 8 March 2022
Where: United States, the US
What: sanction
Acting party: Government of the United States
Against: Government of Russia
Attribution: Acknowledged by the acting party. Executive order published by the White House.
In the record: Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary

Sources

Evidence The American Presidency Project Official, party to the war · Government of the United States origin: White House fact sheet of 8 Mar 2022 · published 2022-03-08 00:00 UTC

History

When	Field	From	To	Why
2026-10-27 21:03 UTC	status	null	reported	P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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