War in Ukraine: The EU’s ban on Russian coal

<div>On 5 April 2022, the EU announced that it will ban coal imports from Russia. The move — aimed squarely at energy imports for the first time — comes as a direct response to reports that Russian forces committed war crimes in Ukraine. In this live podcast, <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/author/giuseppe-porcaro/">Giuseppe Porcaro</a> discusses with <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/author/simone-tagliapietra/">Simone Tagliapietra</a> unpack how the coal ban will presumably be implemented, and what it means in terms of direct and indirect consequences.</div>