Trump Considering Lifting More Putin Sanctions: Report
The Treasury Department is reviewing the request as Russian officials push the fund’s role in diesel shipments and broader U.S.-Russia economic talks.
- On Tuesday, the Trump administration began reviewing a request to lift sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund, a multibillion-dollar state entity the Biden administration previously branded a "slush fund" for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev initiated the relief request, linking it to his role in facilitating recent Russian diesel shipments to the United States and global marketplace following Trump's October 9 agreement with Moscow.
- U.S. officials described Dmitriev as "a helpful envoy," while special envoy Steve Witkoff told Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, "It's been really, really good dealing with Kirill." Both statements underscore Trump administration confidence in the Kremlin envoy.
- Critics, including former National Security Council official Eric Green, warn that lifting penalties sends a "real strong message" that Washington is backing away from maintaining economic pressure on Moscow over Ukraine.
- While the White House claims the assessment aims to "improve U.S.-Russia relations and help end the war," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautioned that such easing will not force Putin to stop the invasion.
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Donald Trump Is Considering Doing What Was Just Unthinkable: He Might Ease Sanctions on Russia Even More
The Trump administration is weighing a request from Russia’s state investment fund to escape U.S. sanctions, The New York Times reports, as Washington pursues a diesel deal with Moscow and an end to the Ukraine war. A U.S. official says it is under normal review, but critics object.
Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions On Putin’s ‘Slush Fund’
“The Trump administration is exploring a new concession to Russia: lifting sanctions on the country’s flagship government investment fund, long viewed by U.S. officials as one of the Kremlin’s most powerful tools of international influence,” the New York Times reports. “Russian officials have pushed for the move as part of broader talks about the fund’s […]
The Americans are considering stripping 'Putin's pot of black money' of biting sanctions. It would be yet another concession by the US to Russia, following an unprecedented diesel deal the countries struck earlier and the rolling back of an impending sanctions package against Moscow. The Russians are increasingly managing to bend Donald Trump to their will.
The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering lifting sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which American officials have long considered one of the Kremlin's most powerful tools for exerting international influence, The New York Times reports.
The Trump administration is considering lifting sanctions on Russia’s state-backed investment fund as part of broader discussions involving Russian diesel shipments to the US, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
What is Russia’s sovereign wealth fund? The Trump administration is reviewing sanctions relief for the RDIF, Putin’s alleged “slush fund”, amid US-Russia talks on diesel exports and ending the Ukraine war
Explained: Why Trump Considers Lifting Sanctions On Putin’s ‘Slush Fund’?
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