"The Trump administration on Saturday allowed a sanctions waiver to lapse that had previously allowed countries including India to buy Russian seaborne oil after a month-long extension aimed at easing oil supply shortages and high prices due to Iran's closure of the strait of Hormuz."
"Scott Bessent had previously said he would not renew the general licence allowing the purchase of Russian oil stored on tankers. As of early afternoon Washington time on Saturday, no renewal notice had been posted on the Treasury website."
"Two top Democratic US senators, Jeanne Shaheen and Elizabeth Warren, on Friday urged the Trump administration against renewing the waiver because it was providing revenue to Russia to aid its war in Ukraine, but said there was no evidence it was bringing down fuel costs for American consumers."
"An unexploded projectile was discovered on a property in south-eastern Romania near the EU and Nato member's border with Ukraine on Saturday, its defence ministry said. Romania shares a 650-km (400-mile) land border with Ukraine. Russian drones attacking Ukraine's ports on the Danube river have repeatedly breached Romanian airspace and fragments have sometimes fallen on its territory as Ukrainian forces shoot them down."
A sanctions waiver that had permitted countries including India to buy Russian seaborne oil lapsed after a month-long extension. The US Treasury secretary had said the general licence for purchasing Russian oil stored on tankers would not be renewed, and no renewal notice appeared on the Treasury website. Democratic senators urged against renewing the waiver, citing revenue support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, while stating there was no evidence of lower fuel costs for American consumers. In Romania, an unexploded projectile was found on a property near the border with Ukraine. Romania has experienced drone fragments and airspace breaches linked to Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports along the Danube. NATO eastern flank leaders emphasized consolidating air defences against missiles and drones.
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