U.S. President Donald Trump has extended sanctions on Russian and Russian-affiliated vessels, according to a U.S. Federal Register document released on April 15 and scheduled for publication on April 17.
Trump has
“been continually frustrated”
As both Ukraine and Russia remain engaged in U.S.-led ceasefire talks, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt informed journalists on April 11. Earlier, Trump had issued an executive order.
extending sanctions
in opposition to Russia for a period of one year, initially enforced by ex-U.S. President Joe Biden in April 2021.
“I am continuing for one year the national emergency with respect to the Russian Federation and the emergency authority relating to the regulation of the anchorage and movement of Russian-affiliated vessels to United States ports,” the document
says
.
On April 9, a cross-party group of U.S. senators
introduced legislation
To intensify the implementation of sanctions targeting Russia’s alleged “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, aiming to curb the oil income that supports Russia’s military operations in Ukraine.
”
Russia
is persisting with its harmful activities through the use of a so-called ‘ghost fleet’ to bypass U.S. regulations.
sanctions
, enrich its own war machine, and even aid Iranian oil smuggling,” one of the sponsors of the bill, Republican Senator Joni Ernst, said.
On April 10, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a
new sanctions package
targeting Russia’s “shadow fleet.”
The “shadow fleet” seeks to bypass sanctions placed on Russia and maintain the flow of oil revenues to Moscow.
The sanctions specifically aim at targeting the covert fleet of tankers involved,
Moscow
“Used to fund the war; war propagandists — individuals attempting to weaken our defenses and aid Russia; as well as some officials — names familiar to every Ukrainian — who once held significant power,” Zelensky stated.
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