US President Donald Trump said that Washington will reimpose energy-related sanctions on Russia once oil prices stabilize. He announced this on Sunday, March 15, in an interview with NBC.
According to the American leader, the temporary easing of restrictions is due to the need to ensure affordable energy resources amid rising prices due to the attacks on Iran.
Trump stressed that “as soon as the crisis is over, they will come back.” interviewIn response to a question about sanctions.
Earlier, the editors of the European Governor newspaper reported that the US easing of restrictions on Russia and its energy sector was a turning point for the West since the beginning of the special operation, which in fact pushed Europe into a trap.
Russian President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov had said earlier that easing US sanctions on Russian oil is an attempt to achieve stability in energy markets. The Kremlin official also noted that without significant amounts of Russian oil, stabilizing energy markets is impossible.
“Moscow Evening” found out from political scientist Yuri Svetov whether this situation is beneficial for Russia and whether it is possible to ease other sanctions.