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Senate Democrats demand reinstatement of sanctions on Russian oil

A group of Senate Democrats are demanding that the Trump administration re-impose the sanctions it temporarily lifted on Russian oil to offset rising energy costs amid the Iran war. Fourteen Democratic senators urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to end this short-term relief

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Senate Democrats demand reinstatement of sanctions on Russian oilA group of Senate Democrats are demanding that the Trump administration re-impose the sanctions it temporarily lifted on Russian oil to offset rising energy costs amid the Iran war. Fourteen Democratic senators urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to end this short-term relief
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