The U.S. ban on Russian oil and gas imports is likely to leave more cargoes at sea with no buyers, and the European Union’s decision to continue imports was unlikely to make much difference to disarray in Russian oil trade, analysts said on Tuesday. U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday imposed an immediate ban on Russian oil and other energy imports in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine and Britain said it would phase out imports through the end of 2022. read more The European Union did not join the ban because it is more dependent on Russian oil and gas supplies. Gas flows to Europe have so far been steady since the invasion, which Russia calls a “special military operation”, but Moscow on Monday warned that sanctions on Russian oil could prompt it to close a major gas pipeline to Europe. Existing disruption […]