INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia released a decree Tuesday to ban oil sales to countries and business that abide by a rate cap agreed by Western nations in action to
Moscows offensive in Ukraine
The supply of Russian oil and oil items to foreign legal entities and people is restricted if the agreements for these supplies directly or
indirectly are utilizing a price cap, the governmental decree said.The decree will be in effect from Feb
It included that the ban might be lifted in individual cases on the basis of unique decision from Russian President Vladimir Putin
The rate ceiling of $60 per barrel agreed by the European Union, G7 and Australia entered force in early December and looks for to limit
Russias earnings while making certain Moscow keeps supplying the global market.Introduced alongside a EU embargo on seaborne shipments of
Russian crude oil, the cap aims to make sure Russia can not bypass the embargo by offering its oil to third nations at high prices.Russia
has stated the cap will not affect its military project in Ukraine and revealed self-confidence it would find brand-new purchasers.