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Democrats Demand Reinstatement of Sanctions on Russian Oil

Updated 2026-05-05 16:35 UTC 1 source Negative

A group of Senate Democrats are demanding that the Trump administration re-impose sanctions it temporarily lifted on Russian oil to offset rising energy costs amid the Iran war.

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A group of Senate Democrats are demanding that the Trump administration re-impose the sanctions it temporarily lifted on Russian oil to offset rising energy costs amid the Iran war.  Fourteen Democratic senators urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to end this short-term relief in a letter last Th
2026-05-05 16:02 UTC
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