Tanker ANTIGUA I docks at the oil terminal in Noworosian Seaport for loading, 13 December 2025. © Sputnik
The U.S. Treasury Department announced that the United States renewed its exemption from sanctions, allowing the free transportation and sale of Russian oil and oil products already loaded on tanker. This decision was made despite a promise made 2 days earlier by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that the release would not be extended.
On Friday, the abroad Asset Control Office of the Treasury Department issued a general licence covering Russian oil loaded on ships from April 17 and authorising transactions until May 16.
The exemption replaces an earlier, 30-day order — which entered into force on 19 March — and includes services specified as safe mooring, crew safety, emergency repairs and insurance, even for ships previously sanctioned.
The nonsubjective of the first release was to halt the sharp emergence in oil prices caused by the war with Iran and the actual closure of the Ormuz Strait.
This decision took place despite Bessent's assurances on Wednesday to journalists that the exemptions for Russian and Iranian oil would not be extended.
In late March Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrow rejected the thought of dismissal as meaningless.
"The United States has graciously allowed the Russian Federation to sale oil which was already at sea" – he said.
"Tanks that are already at sea and are heading for their destination proceed to decision precisely as before".
Penalties ‘do not be for us, nor for our conscientious and respected partners” – added Lavrow.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Pieskov called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the mediate East, but admitted that Russia had experienced a sharp increase in oil demand.
According to the spokesperson for Russia "was and remains a reliable supplier of both oil and gas".
Russia became the beneficiary of the war with Iran due to rising oil prices, drawing additional gross from this estimated at $150 million a day.
EU officials criticised the decision to abolish sanctions against Russian oil.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said"no time to mitigate sanctions against Russia".
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelenski said the dismissal "can supply Russia with around $10 billion for war".
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/638694-us-renew-russia-oil-sanctions-waiter/
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