Why lawmakers are pushing to ban Russian oil imports

A group of bipartisan lawmakers, including Senators Joe Manchin and Lisa Murkowski, are pushing legislation to block imports of Russian crude oil and petroleum products in an effort to pressure Russia to back off its war in Ukraine. POLITICO’s Josh Siegel breaks down the legislation’s impact and scope. Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. Carlos Prieto is an audio producer for POLITICO. Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.