Factbox: The battle over Russia's crude and oil products

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : The G7, EU and Australia also agreed to ban the use of Western-supplied maritime insurance, finance and brokering for seaborne Russian oil priced above $60 per barrel from Dec. 5.
39% : The G7 economies, the European Union and Australia stopped buying all Russian oil products delivered by sea from Feb. 5 - The EU from Feb. 5 set price caps of $100 per barrel on seaborn products that trade at a premium to crude, principally diesel, and $45 per barrel for products that trade at a discount, such as fuel oil and naphtha.
33% : Below are the sanctions so far imposed, their impact and Russia's response: - The G7, the European Union and Australia stopped buying all Russian crude oil delivered by sea - or 2/3 of all EU imports of Russian crude - from Dec. 5.

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