The European Commission has proposed a ban on Russian coal imports as part of a sweeping new package of sanctions on Moscow, and EU officials say oil could be next.
The coal ban, if approved by member states, would be the European Union’s first on any energy import from Russia since it invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Calls for the EU to sanction oil and possibly gas have gained impetus this week in response to civilian killings that Ukraine and its allies have called war crimes.
