Russia, Trump and Sanctions

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U.S. Oil Sanctions Strike at Russia’s Economic Lifeline
For Russia, any decline in its oil exports would directly dent the Kremlin’s war chest, since energy sales account for as much as a third of the country’s budget revenue. The sanctions are also expected to introduce more friction in logistics and payments and shrink profit margins for Russian oil.

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Trump’s Sanctions on Russian Oil Sector Ratchet Up Economic War
Russia furious as Trump sanctions target the heart of Putin's war economy
Putin deplores U.S. sanctions as “unfriendly” as EU joins in heaping restrictions on Russia
The European Union on Thursday heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry.

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Putin Calls U.S. Sanctions ‘Unfriendly Act’ and Says Russia Won’t Bend
Putin says new US sanctions won't affect Russia's economy
Pump prices could rise after US, EU hit Russian oil companies with new sanctions and oil spikes
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, said while it was difficult to predict with certainty because of the number of moving parts, consumers will likely see a bump in prices as ear...

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US sanctions Russian oil majors over Ukraine, prompting jitters in India and China
What do US sanctions on Russian oil mean, and who could be affected?

Ukraine welcomes new U.S., EU sanctions against Russia, as top Russian official declares them "act of war"

As Zelenskyy lauds Europe and the U.S. for ramping up economic pressure on Putin over the war in Ukraine, Moscow dismisses them as a counterproductive "act of war."

EU joins US in heaping more sanctions on Russia to push Putin into Ukraine peace talks

The EU measures especially target Russian oil and gas. They ban imports of Russian liquefied natural gas into the bloc, and add port bans on more than 100 new ships in the Russian shadow fleet of hundreds of aging tankers that are dodging sanctions. The latest sanctions bring the total number of such ships to be banned to 557.
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EU & US Ramp Up Sanctions Against Russia Amid Ongoing Ukraine Conflict

The European Union has reinforced economic sanctions against Russia, supplementing those enacted by the US aimed at crippling Russia's energy revenues crucial for funding its military operations in Ukraine.
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