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EU bans member states from importing Russia coal

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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera

As of Wednesday, European Union member states can no longer import coal from Russia. It's part of a fifth sanctions package on Moscow. To cope with the hard turn away from Russian energy, EU countries are setting power consumption caps.