Banning Russian Oil Won’t Hurt Putin Alone

Damaged buildings following Russian shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 3. — Damaged buildings following Russian shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 3.
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March 7, 2022 at 5:55 AM EST

Banning Russian oil imports would seem to be an obvious weapon to strike at the heart of Vladimir Putin’s war machine.

But the costs to the outside world would be enormous.

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