The US Congress agreed on an initiative to ban oil imports from Russia

The heads of relevant committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the US Congress reached an agreement on a bill to ban energy imports from Russia, "suspension of normal trade between the US and the Kremlin." This is reported by The Washington Post, citing a joint statement by lawmakers. The bill, if passed, also obliges the US administration to "seek the suspension of Russia's powers in the WTO," the newspaper writes.

“We have agreed on further legislative steps to ban energy imports from Russia and suspend normal trade relations with both Russia and Belarus,” the statement said.

Congressmen intend to give Biden additional powers to impose tariffs on the country's products, the newspaper writes.

On March 7, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi announced that Congress was considering a ban on the import of Russian oil and energy resources, as well as lowering the level of trade relations with Russia and Belarus.