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What Makes It Easy For The US To Ban Russian Oil?

As the western sanctions begin targeting Russia's energy sector, we examine why it is easy for the US to ban Russian Oil, also, what makes it difficult for the European Union to ditch Russian Gas.

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US President Joe Biden, on March 8th, announced a complete ban on Russian oil and gas imports. While the US wanted its European Allies to join, he didn't get much solidarity from the bloc because of their huge dependence on Russian energy exports. In this video, we examine what makes it easy for the US to ban Russian oil imports. Also, why does Europe finds it hard to ditch Russian Gas? Listen here in this video: -