Russia-Ukraine War

Lawmakers Strike Bipartisan Deal on Legislation to Ban Russian Energy Imports

The agreement also calls for a suspension in normal trade relations with Russia and its ally Belarus

Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images File - U.S. Rep. Richard Neal D.- Mass., at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2022.

The leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee announced Monday that they had struck a bipartisan deal to pass legislation that would ban the import of energy products from Russia.

Whether President Joe Biden, who has not committed to a ban on Russian oil, would sign the legislation remains unknown.

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The agreement also calls for a suspension in normal trade relations with Russia and its ally Belarus. 

At a news conference in Latvia on Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about the United States’ commitment to NATO and Ukraine.

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