Joe Biden announces ban on Russian oil, natural gas and coal

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his administration is banning Russian oil, natural gas and coal imports to the US in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, CNN reports.

"Today I am announcing the United States is targeting the main artery of Russia's economy. We're banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy. That means Russian oil will no longer be acceptable at US ports and the American people will deal another powerful blow to Putin's war machine," said Biden.

According to CNN, Washington's move is unilateral given the disagreement among European nations about banning Russian energy imports.