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Trump is considering lifting sanctions on a Russian investment fund called “Putin’s wallet,” — NYT
This concerns the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), headed by Kirill Dmitriev — Putin’s special representative for economic matters. According to the publication, the fund offered to mediate deals to sell Russian diesel to Americans.
After Russia’s invasion in 2022, the Biden administration called the fund “Putin’s wallet” and imposed sanctions on it. Now the Trump administration is considering an application to lift those sanctions.
The White House believes that economic deals with Moscow could help end the war. Critics point to obvious facts: the U.S. would be giving the Kremlin economic benefits without achieving an end to the war.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury says the fund has already received the necessary authorizations to deal in Russian diesel. Separately, the department is considering the question of fully lifting the sanctions — for that, the fund must prove that the reasons for imposing them are no longer relevant.
What scum.
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