An EU embargo on Russian oil in the works - French minister

FILE PHOTO: French Economy and Finance Minister Le Maire arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris

PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday that an embargo on Russian oil at a European Union level was in the works, adding that France's President Emmanuel Macron wants such a move.

"I hope that in the weeks to come we will convince our European partners to stop importing Russian oil," Le Maire told Europe 1 radio.

(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Louise Heavens)