Russia faces customs fee on oil exports
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Belarus said it would slap a customs duty of $45 per metric ton on Russian oil pumped across its territory to other nations in Europe.
The action came after Belarus averted a Jan. 1 cutoff of Russian natural-gas supplies by grudgingly agreeing to pay twice the previous price this year and more in the future.
Belarus’ new duty appeared aimed at prompting Russia to scrap new customs fees this year on oil exports to its neighbor.
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