Washington Waives Russian Oil Sanctions to Fund Gulf War #
Kirill Dmitriev watched the digital tickers in Moscow on Friday evening with quiet satisfaction. The Russian special envoy confirmed that a new U.S. sanctions waiver covers 200 million barrels of oil. The U.S. Treasury Department issued the thirty-day license to stabilize global fuel prices. This move comes as the naval blockade in the Persian Gulf enters a kinetic phase. Secretary Scott Bessent had ruled out this extension only two days earlier. The administration now prioritizes domestic gas prices over Ukrainian…