The Aporia
The Aporia
15 articles about 13 events for “Russia Us Sanctions Deal” from BBC News.
“Before the elections he dropped sanctions against Moscow to buy Russian diesel.”
“In contrast to Ukraine, relations between the US and Russia appear to have partially thawed in recent weeks, as Trump waived some sanctions and agreed a deal to import Russian diesel for the American market.”
“He called for further US, European and G7 sanctions on Russia following the incident and repeated his criticism of a controversial deal struck earlier this month between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, which eased some sanctions on Russia, allowing the US to…”
“Trump told a reporter on Monday when asked what he thought of the Ukrainian leader's suggestion that striking a diesel deal with Russia put the US on the wrong side of history.”
“…ks were reportedly ended abruptly when the Ukrainian delegation learned that Trump had announced that Moscow would immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel to the US and other markets, bringing to an end American sanctions on Russian diesel…”
“- Published US President Donald Trump has said his decision to suspend several Russian sanctions is an effort to keep Moscow at the negotiating table.”
“- Published US President Donald Trump has used his presidential authority to block numerous sanctions on Russia that were recently passed by the US Congress in an effort to punish the country for its war on Ukraine.”
“US President Donald Trump earlier this month said he'd struck a deal with Russia to import diesel in an effort to lower gas prices that have skyrocketed due to the US war with Iran.”
“Trump has imposed tariffs on Indian goods, there are sanctions against Delhi for buying Russian energy (though currently paused) and there is a trade deal between the two countries that has remained elusive for around 20 months now.”
“Faced with midterm elections next month, Trump has waived some sanctions on Russia and agreed a deal to import Russian diesel for the US market - a move which has been criticised by Ukraine and its European allies.”
“Relations between Washington and Kyiv have frayed since the US struck a controversial deal to import Russian diesel in the hope of bringing down US energy prices, which have skyrocketed during the Iran war, ahead of the midterm elections.”
“Earlier in the day, Burnham had been invited to criticise the US decision to lift sanctions on Russia, when, at Prime Minister's Questions, Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey asked if the PM agreed there had been a "shameful Trump betrayal".”
“The deal temporarily undoes US sanctions on energy imports, which Zelensky described as a "gift" to Russian President Vladimir Putin.”
“The evidence is contained in a leak that includes thousands of documents about the oligarch's finances and the operations of a network of offshore companies administered from Cyprus - which used to be a tax haven popular with Russians - between 1995 and 2022.”
“It is understood the US Treasury is suspending sanctions on Russian diesel exports until 7 April as part of the deal, but other assets like those in American banks are still frozen.”