00:01the united states is easing some of its sanctions on russian oil imposed over its full-scale
00:07invasion of ukraine as oil prices soared this week due to the ongoing war in the middle east
00:12u.s treasury secretary scott besant announced the move which would temporarily allow the sale
00:18of oil from russia already loaded on vessels at sea besant said the temporary waiver would last
00:25until the 11th of april and applied only to permit countries it comes after washington already
00:31temporarily allowed russian oil that was stranded at sea to be sold to india last week washington's
00:38easing of sanctions has prompted backlash from allies in europe and ukraine who've urged the
00:43trump administration to keep up restrictions as the ukraine conflict drags into its fifth year
00:49for its part moscow continues to ramp up pressure to ease more sanctions claiming the global energy
00:55market needs its oil to remain stable amid the war in iran the u.s israel strikes on iran and
01:02tehran's
01:02retaliatory attacks across the gulf region have upended the world's energy and transport sectors
01:08virtually halting shipping activity in the strategically vital strait of hormuz
01:12in the u.s.
01:14in the u.s.
01:14in the u.s.
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