Senior White House advisor: Europe is determined to ban imports of Russian oil and gas. Yellen: full ban of Russian crude could have unintended consequences to the U.S. economy. Europe’s largest economy, Germany remains opposed to a full ban on Russian oil and gas. Europe is determined to ban—fully or partially—imports of Russian oil and gas, a senior White House advisor said on Friday. Europe has been under pressure to decrease its reliance on Russian energy, including coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear fuel in order to starve Russia of its main income stream. “I have confidence that Europe is getting the message, and they are determined to close off this last source of export revenue,” Daleep Singh, deputy White House national security advisor, told CNN in an interview. But several particularly oil-dependent countries in Europe, including Germany, have so far refused to support an immediate or full ban […]