US Treasury extends license for negotiations on Lukoil's foreign assets
The US Department of the Treasury has once again extended a license that exempts negotiations concerning the sale of Lukoil's foreign assets from US sanctions.
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License for sale of Lukoil's foreign assets extended
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has extended to October 22 the license authorizing negotiations and the entry into conditional agreements with Lukoil regarding the sale of Lukoil International GmbH, which holds the oil company's foreign assets, or any controlled entity.
Trump signs bill expanding anti-Russia sanctions 'from hell'
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The House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress has passed the bill to toughen anti-Russian sanctions previously approved by the U.S. Senate. The Republican-majority House voted 262 to 159 in favor of the bill. The …
US House committee advances new Russia sanctions bill
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Russia's VTB hit by US sanctions once again
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