“US President-elect Donald Trump’s advisers are developing a broad sanctions strategy to facilitate a diplomatic agreement between Russia and Ukraine in the coming months, Bloomberg reports citing anonymous sources. Trump’s team is considering two main approaches, they said: the first would be to increase secondary sanctions related to the oil trade if the incoming administration deems Russia’s policy more aggressive. In this case, European shippers and buyers of oil from Asia, including large enterprises in India and China, could fall under the restrictions. There is also an option to insist on stronger interventions against tankers carrying Russian oil through the straits in Denmark and Turkey. A softer approach may include the possibility of extending producer licenses or raising the price ceiling for Russian oil. These measures are possible if Trump’s team sees signs of impending war in Ukraine, writes Bloomberg. So far, the strategy of sanctions pressure, which also includes pressure on Iran and Venezuela, is, as noted, at an early stage of development. It is not known which of the approaches Trump himself is leaning towards. Trump’s nominee for US secretary of state, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, called sanctions a key lever that could lead to a peaceful resolution of the conflict at his parliamentary confirmation hearing on Wednesday.”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
Trump’s team is considering two main approaches, they said: the first would be to increase secondary sanctions related to the oil trade if the incoming administration deems Russia’s policy more aggressive. In this case, European shippers and buyers of oil from Asia, including large enterprises in India and China, could fall under the restrictions. There is also an option to insist on stronger interventions against tankers carrying Russian oil through the straits in Denmark and Turkey.
A softer approach may include the possibility of extending producer licenses or raising the price ceiling for Russian oil. These measures are possible if Trump’s team sees signs of impending war in Ukraine, writes Bloomberg.
So far, the strategy of sanctions pressure, which also includes pressure on Iran and Venezuela, is, as noted, at an early stage of development. It is not known which of the approaches Trump himself is leaning towards.
Trump’s nominee for US Secretary of State, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, called sanctions a key lever that could lead to a peaceful resolution of the conflict at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.