#Energy Sanctions

Articles (7)

• 🇺🇸 U.S. says Cuba is prohibited from taking Russian oil as two tankers head to island — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  The fuel-starved Caribbean island is facing its biggest test since the collapse of the Soviet Union under a U.S. oil blockade.

  Related: #Geopolitical Tensions
• 🇺🇦 US to reimpose oil sanctions against Russia 'once Iran crisis is over,' Trump says — 15/03/2026 [Ukraine]

  U.S. President Donald Trump told NBC News on March 14 that oil sanctions temporarily lifted against Russia will "go back as soon as the crisis is over," as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran continues ...

  Related: #Foreign Policy
• 🇺🇸 'Wrong move': Grassley criticizes Trump lifting sanctions on Russian oil — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  At least one Republican senator is criticizing the Trump administration’s moves to lift restrictions on Russian oil amid a gasoline price hike spurred by the conflict in Iran. Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iow...

  Related: #Political Criticism
• 🇺🇦 US Democrats call for investigation into Trump's Russian oil sanctions waiver — 13/03/2026 [Ukraine]

  "The Trump administration cannot simultaneously claim to be prioritizing U.S. military operations while offering sanctions relief to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin," the letter reads.

  Related: #Political Investigation
• 🇺🇸 U.S. allows temporary purchases of Russian oil already at sea — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  The U.S. has temporarily authorized the purchase of Russian oil stranded at sea to stabilize energy markets.

  Related: #Global Trade
• 🇺🇸 Kremlin says US sanctions relief on Russian oil not discussed in detail — 10/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Diplomacy
• 🇺🇸 US boards tanker in Indian Ocean it 'tracked and hunted' from Caribbean — 09/02/2026 [USA]

  The US defended its actions, saying the ship defied a quarantine it has placed on oil tankers leaving Venezuela.

  Related: #International Relations, #Maritime Security