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Putin hits back at crude oil price cap with export ban NHK

Russian President Vladimir Putin will ban exports of crude oil and oil products to countries imposing a price cap aimed at curtailing Moscow's ability to fund the invasion of Ukraine.

Putin signed a decree on Tuesday that says a ban will come into effect on February 1 and run until July 1.

The Group of Seven nations, Australia and the European Union have all capped the price of Russian seaborne crude at 60 dollars a barrel.

Earlier on Tuesday, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said his country's budget deficit could be wider in 2023 than the planned 2 percent of GDP.

The decree came as Putin wrapped up an informal two-day summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States in St. Petersburg. The CIS is partly made up of former Soviet republics.

The Russian leader held one-on-one talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on the sidelines. The pair also met last week.

The Kremlin says arrangements are underway for a summit between Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a ban on crude oil and oil product exports to countries enforcing a price cap as a means to curtail Moscow's funding for the Ukraine invasion. The ban will take effect from February 1 to July 1. The G7, Australia, and EU have collectively capped the
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221228_06/

Date: Dec. 28, 2022

Created: 2022/12/28 10:37

Updated: 2025/12/09 09:54

Last Read: 2022/12/28 11:28