In this image released by the White House, US President Joe Biden speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin from the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland, on February 12, 2022. - President Biden warned President Putin in the phone call that the US "will respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs on Russia" should it invade Ukraine. According to a readout from the White House, Biden stressed that "while the United States remains prepared to engage in diplomacy, in full coordination with our Allies and partners, we are equally prepared for other scenarios." (Photo by WHITE HOUSE / AFP)
In this image released by the White House, US President Joe Biden speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin from the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland, on February 12, 2022. - President Biden warned President Putin in the phone call that the US "will respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs on Russia" should it invade Ukraine. According to a readout from the White House, Biden stressed that "while the United States remains prepared to engage in diplomacy, in full coordination with our Allies and partners, we are equally prepared for other scenarios." (Photo by WHITE HOUSE / AFP)
President Joe Biden is expected to announce a ban on US imports of Russian oil on Tuesday, in the latest sanction in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, according to US media.
Biden is set to speak at 1545 GMT to “announce actions to continue to hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine,” the White House said.
The administration had been under increasing pressure from US lawmakers to take the step.
Details later.
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