Britain says allies should keep pressure on Russia after US eases oil sanctions
"All partners should maintain pressure on Russia and its war chest," a spokesperson said.
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"All partners should maintain pressure on Russia and its war chest," a spokesperson said.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was “unfortunate” that the move could benefit Russia, but maintained that it was only for the short term.
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The Trump administration's decision to allow the purchase of Russian oil stranded at sea was met with criticism in the EU, with Merz and Costa claiming the move undermines support for Ukraine at critical moment. Grouped from 5 articles across 5 sources.
The US has further eased sanctions on Russian oil in an attempt to bring soaring energy prices down. The news is a huge boost to the Kremlin, just when it needed one.
After surging about 10 percent on Thursday, oil prices had little reaction to the decision by President Trump to waive sanctions on the sale of some Russian crude.
The German chancellor has said a US decision to temporarily allow the sale of sanctioned Russian oil is flawed. Friedrich Merz said the timing of the decision was incorrect and questioned Washington's motive.
Kremlin officials said the American move, which Europe opposes, showed that Moscow could not be dislodged from the center of global energy markets.
This comes after the US said on March 12 it would temporarily waive sanctions on Russian oil at sea.