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European Union leaders try to break stalemate on Russian oil ban

May 30, 2022

European Union leaders try to break stalemate on Russian oil ban

A view shows the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images

From the BBC World Service: European leaders are struggling to find agreement on just what a ban on Russian oil might look like, as they try to ratchet up the pressure on Moscow. Also, far-left success in Colombia's elections, and the struggles for young people in South Africa desperately searching for work.

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