U.K. oil corporation BP announced that it would immediately sell its nearly 20% stake in Russian state-owned energy firm Rosneft amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis.
BP purchased the 19.75% stake in Rosneft in 2013, according to the announcement Sunday. As part of the move, the London-based Big Oil company will also exit all other related business ventures it had with Rosneft.
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