Yellen: Oil cap to make Russia choose war or economy

Published date04 February 2023
Publication titleAzeri-Press news agency

United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday in a statement that the latest move regarding the price ceiling on seaborne Russian refined oil products will force Russian President Vladimir Putin to "choose between funding his brutal war or propping up his struggling economy," APA reports citing Teletrader.

She praised the G7 price cap coalition adding that "today's agreement builds on the price cap on Russian crude oil exports that we set in December and helps advance our goals of limiting Russia's key...

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