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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters that President Joe Biden has not yet made a decision on whether to ban Russian oil imports, but says discussions are "ongoing" with the United States' European partners on the matter. SOUNDBITE
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will impose a gradual Russian oil ban, as Brussels unveils new sanctions to punish Russia for invading Ukraine. "We will make sure that we phase out Russian oil in an orderly fashion," says von der Leyen in speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. SOUNDBITE
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss calls on the entire G7 to ban Russia oil imports, saying the world's leading economies should "go further and faster" in punishing Moscow and President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine. "We must double down on our sanctions," the top British diplomat says at the US State Department alongside Secretary of State Antony Blinken. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden urges to "ban assault weapons now" in his State of the Union speech. "I led the fight to do that in 1994... Let's finish the job and ban these assault weapons", Biden says. SOUNDBITE
The European Union reaches an agreement to ban the import of products including coffee, cocoa and soy in cases where they are deemed to contribute to deforestation, according to Adalbert Jahnz, EU Commission spokesperson. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden says during a joint press conference at the White House with French President Emmanuel Macron, that the US and France would not let up on support for Ukraine's war against Russia and pledges to "stand togther against this brutality". SOUNDBITE
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