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An EU embargo on Russian oil in the works – French minister

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Reuters
Published: Apr 19, 2022, 06:53 GMT+00:00

PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday that an embargo on Russian oil at a European Union level was in the works, adding that France's President Emmanuel Macron wants such a move.

French Economy and Finance Minister Le Maire arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris

PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday that an embargo on Russian oil at a European Union level was in the works, adding that France’s President Emmanuel Macron wants such a move.

“I hope that in the weeks to come we will convince our European partners to stop importing Russian oil,” Le Maire told Europe 1 radio.

(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Louise Heavens)

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