A bipartisan Senate group says Trump’s Russian diesel deal would aid Putin’s war effort while doing little to lower U.S. fuel prices.
Zelensky criticized a U.S.-Russia diesel arrangement, warning that sanctions relief without de-escalation would strengthen Moscow’s war effort.
Scott Bessent reportedly told Anton Siluanov that the U.S. will not ease pressure on Russia before the war in Ukraine ends, reinforcing a hard line for business.
The US has lifted sanctions on Miami-based Bel-Kap-Steel, linked to Belarus’s metallurgical sector, amid political prisoner releases and evolving Minsk-Washington negotiations.
The U.S. has sanctioned Cuba’s state oil company CUPET, intensifying pressure on the communist regime amid a severe economic crisis worsened by disrupted Venezuelan oil supplies.
US Treasury extends deadline for MOL to complete negotiations for acquiring Gazprom’s stake in Serbian oil refiner NIS, amid sanctions and regional energy shifts.
The U.S. Treasury Department has expanded sanctions against Cuba’s top leadership, including President Diaz-Canel and members of the Castro family, intensifying economic pressure amid deteriorating relations.
Iran mandates detailed vessel information declaration for tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating US-Iran tensions and potential transit fees.