The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of Treasury removed some trading sanctions over a series of Russian companies including Gazprom enabling them to trade in nuclear related material. The companies are not allowed to open bank accounts in the US or with US banks.
The removal of these restriction comes as Senator Lindsey Graham makes an effort to push a bill through the Senate adding new sanctions against Russia is being stalled by the White House. Senator Lindsey Graham wants to slap a 500% tariff on buyers of Russian oil such as China and India. Senator Graham is saying that he has President Donald Trump’s approval to present the bill to the Senate and he also has enough votes to pass it through, but the President has informed him that he may not sign the bill after passing from Congress.
Russia has protested to the White House against Senator Graham’s sanctions bill and has so far refused to accept a ceasefire proposal in Ukraine – instead, Russia wants Ukraine to capitulate. Ukraine has offered a total ceasefire on land, sea and air for at least thirty days.
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