The U.S to ban Russian oil, Oil prices, Zelenskiy, China 'don't say gay' bill | The Rutendo

March 8, 2022: U.S to ban Russian oil, Oil prices rise, Zelenskiy to address UK lawmakers, Xi Jinping urges ‘maximum restraint,’ Florida anti-LGBTQ bill

1. The White House is expected to impose a ban on U.S. imports of oil from Russia as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine, Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Coons said.

2. Oil prices rose, with Brent surging past $129 a barrel on expectations that the United States will announce a formal ban on Russian oil imports, stoking supply concerns.

3. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address British lawmakers via videolink in the House of Commons, the first time a president of another country has addressed the main Westminster chamber.

4. Chinese President Xi Jinping called for "maximum restraint" in Ukraine and said China is "pained to see the flames of war reignited in Europe," state media reported, in his strongest statement to date on the conflict.

5. Florida's Senate is expected to pass a Republican-backed bill that would prohibit classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity for many young students, a measure Democrats denounced as being anti-LGBTQ.

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