EU may keep Russian oil price cap unchanged at $44 per barrel to pressure Moscow

The European Commission may leave the G7 cap on Russian crude unchanged at its July review, aiming to limit Moscow’s windfall from the Iran war-driven oil price shock. The move would keep existing sanctions policy in place while trying to prevent higher global oil prices from boosting Russian revenues. The article is geopolitical and energy-market sensitive, with potential implications for crude pricing and sanctions enforcement.

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The European Commission may leave the G7 cap on Russian crude unchanged at its July review, aiming to limit Moscow’s windfall from the Iran war-driven oil price shock. The move would keep existing sanctions policy in place while trying to prevent higher global oil prices from boosting Russian revenues. The article is geopolitical and energy-market sensitive, with potential implications for crude pricing and sanctions enforcement.