Two weeks of someone else’s war earned Russia more than a month of someone else’s sanctions cost it
Zelenskyy says the windfall—compounded by US sanctions relief—gives Putin more room to keep fighting.
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Zelenskyy calls European pipeline pressure “blackmail”—and a sanctions rollback in disguise
The president says some European leaders are conditioning weapons supplies on Ukraine restoring Russian oil revenues.
Bessent floats lifting Russia oil sanctions to plug Iran supply gap
In October 2025, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called US sanctions on Lukoil and Rosneft "some of the largest" ever imposed on Russia. Five months later, he says Washington is weighing whether to lift sanctions on Russian oil entirely.