The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a complete import ban on all Russian oil, seaborne or pipeline, crude or refined.
It would form part of the the EU's sixth package of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine
Journalist Martin Banks is in Brussels covering the EU. He says this announcement is timely given the deliberations of member states to formalise further economic sanctions.
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