What Trump’s easing of Russia oil sanctions means for Putin’s war spending (kyivindependent.com)
from breakfastmtn@piefed.ca to world@lemmy.world on 17 Mar 16:12
https://piefed.ca/c/world/p/596129/what-trumps-easing-of-russia-oil-sanctions-means-for-putins-war-spending

The easing of sanctions on Russian oil by the White House could land the Kremlin $150 million a day to fund its war machine in Ukraine, U.S. Democratic senators have warned.

“President Trump’s decision to provide sanctions relief to Russia is yet another example of how Putin has been one of the prime beneficiaries of President Trump’s poorly conceived and executed war against Iran,” Senators Elizabeth Warren, Jeanne Shaheen, and Chuck Schumer said in a March 13 statement shared with the Kyiv Independent.

While Russia has already set its military budget for this year, President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned the Kremlin would likely spend additional revenues on weapons, particularly drones used in Russia’s deadly mass attacks on Ukrainian cities.

The Kyiv Independent calculated how many of these — and other weapons — Russia could buy with $150 million.

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