International Law in Brief
White House Executive Order Bans Import of Russian Petroleum Products
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By: Kehinde Winful | March 11, 2022 - 1:15pm
On March 8, 2022, President Biden signed an executive order banning the import of petroleum and related products of Russian origin into the US. The order prohibited the importation of crude oil; petroleum; petroleum fuels, oils, and products of their distillation; liquefied natural gas; coal; and coal products. The order also prohibited any new investment in the energy sector in the Russian Federation by a United States person.