Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images, Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the US had banned Russian energy imports. This includes imports of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal. Biden said the ban would have a negative effect in the US and called it "Putin's price hike." President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday the US would ban Russian energy imports, stepping up an economic-sanctions campaign to punish the Kremlin for its invasion of Ukraine."We will not be subsidizing Putin's war," Biden said, calling the ban a "powerful blow" against Russian President Vladimir Putin's ability to sustain a military campaign in Ukraine.The ban will affect imports of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal.