Anonymousabout 4 hours ago
The Trump administration extended a sanctions waiver on April 18, 2026, allowing the continued purchase of Russian oil and petroleum products loaded on vessels through May 16—reversing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's public pledge just two days earlier that the waiver would not be renewed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the move, stating that "every dollar paid for Russian oil is money for the war," as estimates suggest the waivers have channeled $3.3 to $5 billion in additional monthly revenue to Moscow during a period when sanctions had been driving Russian oil income to record lows.