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Reuters: White House is drafting a plan to ease sanctions on Russia

2025-03-03 20:44:59Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Reuters: White House is drafting a plan to ease sanctions on Russia
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The United States is drawing up a plan to grant Russia sanctions relief as President Donald Trump seeks to restore ties with Moscow and stop the war in Ukraine, a US official and another person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The White House has asked the State and Treasury Departments to draft a list of sanctions that could be eased for U.S. officials to discuss with Russian representatives in the coming days, as part of the administration's broader talks with Moscow on improving diplomatic and economic relations, the sources said.

Sanctions offices are now drafting a proposal to lift sanctions on selected entities and individuals, including several Russian oligarchs, according to Reuters sources.

So-called options documents are often drafted by officials working on sanctions, but the White House's specific request for one in recent days underscores the willingness of Trump and his advisers to ease Russian sanctions as part of a potential deal with Moscow.

It is not clear what Washington might specifically ask for in exchange for sanctions relief.

The White House, State Department, Treasury Department and the Russian embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters.

The Kremlin last year described relations as "sub-zero" under the administration of Joe Biden, the Democratic president who supported Ukraine with aid and weapons and imposed tough sanctions on Russia to punish it for its invasion of the country in 2022.

But Trump, who has promised a quick end to the war, has rapidly shifted US policy to open talks with Moscow, starting with a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 12 that was followed by meetings between US and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

Trump in January threatened to increase sanctions on Russia if Putin was not willing to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. But recently, Trump administration officials have openly admitted the possibility of easing sanctions on Moscow.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said during a Feb. 20 interview with Bloomberg Television that Russia could gain economic relief, depending on how it handles negotiations in the coming weeks. Trump told reporters Feb. 26 that Russian sanctions could be eased "at some point."

The White House asked State and Treasury officials to draft a possible plan for sanctions relief before Trump last week extended a national emergency over the situation in Ukraine, US sources said.

The state of emergency sanctions certain assets and people involved in Russia's war. The measures, imposed by then-President Barack Obama's administration, have been in place since March 2014, when Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea.


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