US in Talks With Allies on Russian Oil Price Cap, Says Yellen

US in Talks With Allies on Russian Oil Price Cap, Says Yellen
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a Senate Finance Commmittee hearing on President Biden's 2023 budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 7, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
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TORONTO—The United States is in talks with Canada and other allies to further restrict Moscow’s energy revenue by imposing a price cap on Russian oil, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday.

“We are talking about price caps or a price exception that would enhance and strengthen recent and proposed energy restrictions by Europe, the United States, the UK and others, that would push down the price of Russian oil and depress Putin’s revenues while allowing more oil supply to reach the global market,” Yellen told reporters in Toronto.