US President Joe Biden decided to ban Russian oil imports, AP reported citing unnamed sources.

Biden is expected to announce the move as early as Tuesday, the source said. The White House said Biden would speak Tuesday morning to announce “actions to continue to hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine.”

The US will act alone but in close cooperation with its European allies, who are more dependent on energy supplies from Russia. Natural gas from Russia constitutes a third of Europe's fossil fuel consumption. The US does not import Russian natural gas.