U.S. Extends Waiver on Sanctioned Russian Oil Purchases

The United States has decided to extend a waiver that allows countries to purchase sanctioned Russian oil at sea for an additional month. This move will affect another 100 million barrels of Russian oil, according to Kirill Dmitriev, the special envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

With this extension, the total volume of Russian oil impacted by both waivers now reaches 200 million barrels. Dmitriev shared the information on his Telegram channel, noting that the extension faced significant political resistance.

Dmitriev recently traveled to the United States for meetings with members of the U.S. administration under President Donald Trump, timed ahead of the previous waiver expiry on April 9.