US EditionTrump administration sanctions big Russian oil companies, presses for Ukraine ceasefire
- On Wednesday, the United States announced sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, targeting Russia's two largest oil companies as a major policy step.
- President Trump, frustrated by collapsed meeting plans with Vladimir Putin, pushed for penalties after delaying energy sanctions and canceling the Budapest summit following Russia's attacks on Ukraine.
- The Treasury detailed the restrictions, freezing all Rosneft and Lukoil assets in the US and barring US firms from business with them and almost three dozen subsidiaries.
- The US urged allies to join sanctions after Bessent said, `Given President Putin's refusal to end this senseless war, Treasury is sanctioning Russia's two largest oil companies that fund the Kremlin's war machine`,
- Longer term, the sanctions' effect depends on implementation and potential secondary measures, with analysts saying this marks a pivotal shift by the Trump administration in the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Report: Russian Seaborne Crude Oil Shipments Tank After Trump Sanctions
Russian crude oil exports at sea fell to their lowest point in almost two years in the past week, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, a significant decline in the aftermath of the administration of President Donald Trump imposing sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil. The post Report: Russian Seaborne Crude Oil Shipments Tank After Trump Sanctions appeared first on Breitbart.
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