The Trump administration is considering lifting the sanctions on RDIF. The US Treasury Department under Biden called it Putin's "black cash fund" This material (information) is produced and distributed by the bell foreign agent or relates to the activities of the bell foreign agent. 18+ The US Treasury Department is examining the request of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to be excluded from the sanctions list, the New York Times reported. An anonymous American source confirmed to the newspaper that the request is being considered with the aim of improving relations with Russia and ending the war. The official called the head of the fund, Kirill Dmitriev, who also works as Putin's special representative for economic cooperation with foreign countries, a useful mediator in the negotiations. According to the Now, Dmitriev asked for the sanctions to be lifted at the same time as negotiations on the supply of Russian diesel fuel to the United States. RDIF offered to become an intermediary in these transactions and at the same time asked to ease the restrictions on itself. Trump agreed on supplies with Putin on October 9. On the same day, the US Ministry of Finance issued a license allowing operation with Russian diesel fuel until April 7, 2027. The Ministry of Finance believes that the fund already has all the required permits to work with diesel. A request to remove sanctions is discussed in the usual way: RDIF must prove that the reasons for which it was included in the list no longer apply. The diesel deal itself is still going through hiccups. As of now, the fuel has been shipped to the United States, although American buyers have not yet paid for it. The first tanker Agioi Fanendes, due to arrive on November 7, has changed its destination from New York to "on order": this means that it still does not know where to unload. The United States imposed sanctions on RDIF and Dmitriev personally on February 28, 2022, four days after the start of the invasion of Ukraine. Then the Ministry of Finance called the fund "Putin's black cash fund" and a symbol of the Russian kleptocracy. Despite the friendly rhetoric, Trump has so far left in place nearly all of the sanctions imposed under Biden, Now notes.

The Trump administration is considering lifting the sanctions on RDIF. The US Treasury Department under Biden called it Putin's "black cash fund" This material (information) is produced and distributed by the bell foreign agent or relates to the activities of the bell foreign agent. 18+ The US Treasury Department is examining the request of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to be excluded from the sanctions list, the New York Times reported. An anonymous American source confirmed to the newspaper that the request is being considered with the aim of improving relations with Russia and ending the war. The official called the head of the fund, Kirill Dmitriev, who also works as Putin's special representative for economic cooperation with foreign countries, a useful mediator in the negotiations. According to the Now, Dmitriev asked for the sanctions to be lifted at the same time as negotiations on the supply of Russian diesel fuel to the United States. RDIF offered to become an intermediary in these transactions and at the same time asked to ease the restrictions on itself. Trump agreed on supplies with Putin on October 9. On the same day, the US Ministry of Finance issued a license allowing operation with Russian diesel fuel until April 7, 2027. The Ministry of Finance believes that the fund already has all the required permits to work with diesel. A request to remove sanctions is discussed in the usual way: RDIF must prove that the reasons for which it was included in the list no longer apply. The diesel deal itself is still going through hiccups. As of now, the fuel has been shipped to the United States, although American buyers have not yet paid for it. The first tanker Agioi Fanendes, due to arrive on November 7, has changed its destination from New York to "on order": this means that it still does not know where to unload. The United States imposed sanctions on RDIF and Dmitriev personally on February 28, 2022, four days after the start of the invasion of Ukraine. Then the Ministry of Finance called the fund "Putin's black cash fund" and a symbol of the Russian kleptocracy. Despite the friendly rhetoric, Trump has so far left in place nearly all of the sanctions imposed under Biden, Now notes.