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It also would block the awarding of state contracts to companies doing business with Russia.“ The world is watching the atrocities taking place in Ukraine.... As the fifth-largest economy in the world, we must use this power for good.... We can help stop this autocratic thug, Putin, by advancing this critical legislation and enacting our own financial divestments.” The bill would contain an urgency clause that would have it take effect immediately once it is passed by the Legislature and signe

The board of the Paris-based IEA made the decision at an extraordinary meeting of energy ministers chaired by U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.... Russia plays an outsized role in global energy markets as the third-largest oil producer.... Its exports of 5 million barrels of crude per day amount to about 12% of the global oil trade....