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European leaders acknowledged the need to reduce their dependence on Russian energy but said that an immediate embargo would not be feasible.

The Biden administration is under pressure from Congress and the Ukrainian government to impose a ban on Russian oil imports.

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The Chancellor of Germany said Monday that the EU has deliberately exempted energy supplies from Russia from sanctions.

  • Europe's supply of energy for heat generation, mobility, power supply and industry cannot be secured in any other way.

  • The chancellor said that Germany and the EU are working on ways to reduce reliance on Russian energy.

The Dutch Prime Minister said at the press conference that we are still very much dependent on Russian gas and oil.

  • Even Johnson, whose country consumes little Russian gas and has been a leader in calling for the toughest sanctions, told reporters that it is not something every country can do.

President Biden is expected to speak with Johnson and the French President on Monday, amid speculation that the U.S. will soon announce an oil embargo.

The Biden administration is looking at ways to increase oil supplies in order to ease the shock of gas prices, which have already reached an average of more than $4 per gallon in the U.S.

  • Biden had pledged to make Saudi Arabia a pariah after the murder of the journalist, as well as heavily sanctions against Venezuela.

  • The U.S. is expected to reach a new nuclear deal with Iran in the coming days, potentially giving another U.S. adversary the ability to ramp up its oil exports.

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