US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that Washington does not rule out the amendment of sanctions, but some may remain after the end of the crisis in Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal quoted her saying: “I think it is in the context of a kind of peace agreement, the amendment of the sanctions will be possible It is appropriate. Given what happened, we believe that some sanctions may remain in effect.
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She added that Washington could use oil from strategic reserves if Russia reduces its oil exports.
It is noteworthy that the European Union decided to expand the procedures to reduce oil prices, and as a result, ships that transport Russian oil may have access to European marine services.
According to familiar people, US officials are concerned that ships stop shipping Russian oil, for fear of losing access to European insurance and financing non -Russian oil supplies..
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