'This will be the victory of light over darkness,' Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says.
The White House said Friday it was weighing a ban on Russian oil imports amid growing bipartisan calls for President Joe Biden to sanction Russia’s energy sector as Vladimir Putin escalates fighting in Ukraine.
Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.V. and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on Thursday introduced the Ban Russian Energy Imports Act, which would prohibit the importation of Russian crude oil, petroleum, liquefied natural as and coal from Russia. The legislation has 16 additional Senate co-sponsors spanning both parties.
"No, we are not advocating for killing the leader of a foreign country or a regime change,” Psaki said during a press briefing. “That is not the policy of the United States.", Graham called for someone to “take this guy out,” in reference to Putin and said it would be a"great service" to Russia and the world at large.
Several prominent outlets announced the suspension of the work of its journalists in the country as a result, including the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and t"The legislation appears to criminalize the process of independent journalism," Tim Davis, BBC's publications director said.
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