As the U.S. eases some Russian oil restrictions to calm surging energy prices during the Iran war, the UK says it will not follow. British officials warn relaxing sanctions now would hand Vladimir Putin more revenue to fuel the war in Ukraine.
— Ashok Dadhwal (@ashokdadhwal.bsky.social) March 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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US Treasury Secretary Bessent: To ease the temporary gap of oil around the world, we may unsanction other Russian oil. "There are hundreds of millions of sanctioned barrels of sanctioned crude on the water. And in essence, by unsanctioning them, Treasury can create supply."
— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) March 7, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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Of course. He's never going to do anything to turn Putin against him.
— Khashoggi's Ghost (@urocklive1.bsky.social) February 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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BREAKING: Donald Trump just announced if he wins, he will lift sanctions on Russia and Iran. This is why Putin was paying millions to Republican influencers. He’s bought control of Trump’s party. Retweet so all Americans see this alarming announcement. pic.twitter.com/iBfdKcUUd7
— Kamala’s Wins (@harris_wins) September 5, 2024
Please take note of how dramatically Twitter has changed since the freezing of Russian assets. Suddenly all those anti-Biden “American patriots” have disappeared.
— Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) (@HC_Richardson) March 1, 2022
