Biden to announce ban on Russian oil imports: Source
ABC News
The White House added a 10:45 a.m. event to the president's schedule.
President Joe Biden will announce as early as Tuesday that the U.S. will ban imports of Russian oil, a source told ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Cecilia Vega.
The White House said Tuesday morning that Biden has added a 10:45 a.m. event to his schedule about "actions to continue to hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine" but did not reveal more.
Biden has been under pressure from both Democrats and Republicans to go forward with a ban.
On Monday, top lawmakers announced they had come to a deal on bipartisan legislation that would punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, by banning the import of Russian oil and other energy products -- as well as suspending normal trade relations with Russia and ma House vote was expected this week.
