American sanctions against Russian oil are in effect again. Previously, Washington suspended them due to the difficult situation in the oil market caused by the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz.

Ukrainian Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Policy Vladislav Vlasyuk reported this to the media.. He emphasized: restrictions apply to both Rosneft and Lukoil.. , no exceptions were made for any company in Washington.

“US oil sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil are in force,” the message says..

Let us remind you: on March 12 – after the start of the war in Iran – the United States temporarily eased sanctions against Russian oil. Thus, Washington allowed all countries to buy Russian raw materials. The stated goal was to stabilize the market situation after the Strait of Hormuz was closed.

“To increase the global reach of existing supplies, the Treasury is providing a temporary authorization to allow countries to purchase Russian oil that is currently stuck at sea,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at the time..

However, the decision immediately included a number of restrictions.. In particular:.

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In particular, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that the lifting of sanctions will lead to a strengthening of Russia’s position.

" And then all this flies against us,” he said.

Officially, sanctions were supposed to resume on June 17. However:.

In turn, S\u0026P Global analysts estimated that the temporary easing of sanctions allowed Russia to additionally earn more than $2 billion. Thus, the United States, on the one hand, tried to support the market, and on the other, allowed the Kremlin to fill its coffers.