**United States President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the United States would ban the import of Russian oil and gas.**
The decision is the latest in a series of sanctions that the US and its allies have imposed on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The ban will take effect immediately, and it is expected to have a significant impact on the Russian economy.
The US is the world’s largest importer of Russian oil, and the ban is expected to cost Russia billions of dollars in revenue. The ban will also likely lead to higher energy prices in the US and other countries.
In a statement, Biden said that the ban was necessary to .
