Oil rises 5% on fresh US sanctions against Russia

RTE Thursday 23rd October 2025, 2:19PM 1 min read 6 hours ago

Oil prices surged around 5% to a two-week high today after the US imposed sanctions on major Russian suppliers Rosneft and Lukoil over Russia's war in Ukraine.

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