Russia-Ukraine War (April 6): Senate to Vote on Revoking Russia’s Trade Status, Oil Ban

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a news conference in Wash., on Jan. 4, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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Senate to Vote on Revoking Russia’s Trade Status, Oil Ban

The Senate will take up legislation Thursday to end normal trade relations with Russia and to ban the importation of its oil, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday.