# Oil jumps over 3% as deaths near Kyiv prompt talk of new sanctions | Reuters

> Brent jumped $3.14 or 3% to $107.53 and WTI rose 4% to $103.28 as deaths near Kyiv raised talk of new sanctions on Russia. Trading was volatile, with both contracts falling more than $1 earlier in the session.

- Date: 2022-04-04 · published 2022-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42019-oil-jumps-over-3-as-deaths-near-kyiv-prompt-talk-of-new-sanctions-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Prospect of new sanctions on Russian energy tightens crude supply expectations, lifting diesel and freight costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2025-10-23 | [Putin defiant after Trump sanctions Russian oil companies over Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8127-putin-defiant-after-trump-sanctions-russian-oil-companies-over-ukraine-reuters.md) | +3.3% | +1.6% |
| WTI | 2026-03-08 | [Oil jumps to 2022 high on Iran war, falls after close as Russia sanctions in doubt \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5227-oil-jumps-to-2022-high-on-iran-war-falls-after-close-as-russia-sanctions-in.md) | +8.5% | +25.0% |
| WTI | 2025-10-22 | [Oil extends gains after settlement on new sanctions on Russian oil companies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8131-oil-extends-gains-after-settlement-on-new-sanctions-on-russian-oil-companies.md) | +4.0% | +4.9% |
| WTI | 2026-01-26 | [OPEC+ set to keep oil production pause for March as prices jump, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20969-opec-set-to-keep-oil-production-pause-for-march-as-prices-jump-sources-say.md) | +6.4% | +9.1% |
| WTI | 2025-10-23 | [Oil price jumps and FTSE 100 hits new high after Trump puts sanctions on Russian firms \| Oil \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8132-oil-price-jumps-and-ftse-100-hits-new-high-after-trump-puts-sanctions-on.md) | +3.3% | +1.6% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-23 | [Putin defiant after Trump sanctions Russian oil companies over Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8127-putin-defiant-after-trump-sanctions-russian-oil-companies-over-ukraine-reuters.md) | +4.1% | +1.9% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-08 | [Oil jumps to 2022 high on Iran war, falls after close as Russia sanctions in doubt \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5227-oil-jumps-to-2022-high-on-iran-war-falls-after-close-as-russia-sanctions-in.md) | +9.5% | +25.6% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-22 | [Oil extends gains after settlement on new sanctions on Russian oil companies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8131-oil-extends-gains-after-settlement-on-new-sanctions-on-russian-oil-companies.md) | +5.0% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-extends-losses-reserves-release-yemen-truce-2022-04-04/

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