U.S. Considers Imposing Russian Oil Ban Without EU Allies

The United States is considering banning imports of Russian oil without the participation of its European allies, at least at an initial stage of putting further pressure on Putin’s largest source of revenues, Bloomberg reported on Monday, quoting two sources with knowledge of the matter.   So far, the U.S. and the European allies have closely coordinated the sanctions response to the Russian war in Ukraine, including in kicking several Russian banks out of the SWIFT system. Sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas are now on the table,…