Washington welcomes the European embargo on Russian oil

The United States on Tuesday welcomed the embargo imposed by the 27 European Union on imports of Russian oil, saying that the move would "undermine" this "powerful factor in the Russian war machine."

Yesterday evening, the 27 European Union countries agreed during a summit in Brussels to reduce their imports of Russian oil by 90% by the end of this year, in a decision that seeks to deprive the Kremlin of a huge source of funding for its war on Ukraine.

"We welcome the embargo proposed by the European Union on Russian oil," State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters yesterday, noting that the United States, which is less dependent than the Europeans on Russia in terms of energy resources, had previously imposed a complete ban on fuel imports. Russian.

"We know that there is broad support among our allies and partners, as we have seen once again from the European Union, to undermine this powerful factor in the Russian war machine" that is, oil and gas exports.

Price also welcomed the efforts made by the European continent to diversify its sources of energy supply and develop renewable energy resources, in order to reduce its dependence on Moscow "in the long term".

"We are united in our determination to maintain pressure on President (Vladimir) Putin and all those responsible for this war," he said.

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