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U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick admits visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s island in 2012

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in 2012 with his wife and children, Lutnick told Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Feb. 10.

10 February, 09:49 PM

U.S. Treasury lifts sanctions on firms that supplied equipment for Russia’s military needs

The U.S. Treasury Department has lifted sanctions on several companies that supplied Russia with equipment, including for its military-industrial complex, the department said on its website on Dec. 18.

19 December 2025, 11:37 AM

U.S. and Ukraine coordinate sanctions targeting Russian oil giants

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent discussed sanctions against major Russian oil companies — Lukoil and Rosneft — with Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko, he wrote on X on Dec. 9.

10 December 2025, 08:16 AM

Former Pornhub owner eyes buying sanctioned Lukoil assets—report

Austrian businessman Bernd Bergmair, former owner of MindGeek, which operates adult content website Pornhub, has indicated to the U.S. Treasury Department he is interested in acquiring overseas assets of sanctioned Russian oil giant Lukoil, Reuters reported on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 09:55 PM

U.S. Treasury kills Gunvor’s Russian Lukoil bid

Swiss trading house Gunvor withdrew its offer to buy the international assets of Russian oil giant Lukoil after the U.S. Treasury Department said it would "never" approve the deal, Politico reported on Nov. 6.

7 November 2025, 09:36 AM

U.S. lifts all sanctions from Belarusian airline Belavia

The U.S. Treasury Department removed sanctions on Belarusian flag carrier Belavia after Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s regime released a group of political prisoners, the Treasury said in a statement on Nov. 4.

5 November 2025, 01:41 AM

U.S. exempts two German Rosneft subsidiaries from sanctions

The U.S. Treasury Department issued a license on Oct. 29, temporarily allowing certain transactions involving two German subsidiaries of Rosneft, Russia’s state-owned oil company sanctioned by the United States on Oct. 22.

29 October 2025, 09:56 PM

Trump to tighten sanctions on Russia, U.S. envoy to NATO says

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to push ahead with enforcing new sanctions against Russian oil companies to pressure dictator Vladimir Putin into ending the war in Ukraine, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker told Bloomberg on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 10:42 PM

U.S. sanctions Russian oil companies, calls for ceasefire

For the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, the United States brought new sanctions against Moscow, targeting Russia’s oil industry on Oct. 22.

23 October 2025, 02:11 AM

U.S. eases Russia sanctions, allows diamond imports

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a general license temporarily authorizing imports of industrial diamonds from Russia on Aug. 27, lifting restrictions imposed in February 2024.

28 August 2025, 02:21 AM

Russian assets should remain frozen for now—Secretary Bessent

Russia’s sovereign assets frozen in the West should remain a bargaining chip in negotiations with Moscow, rather than be confiscated immediately, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 09:50 PM

U.S. tariffs may ease if trade gap narrows, Bessent says

U.S. import tariffs may be gradually reduced if the country successfully addresses its trade imbalance, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said, Nikkei reported on Aug. 11.

11 August 2025, 11:53 AM

US Treasury targets Russia’s illegal oil profits

The U.S. Treasury Department will persist in imposing sanctions to limit the illegal revenues of Russia, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on X on Aug. 5.

6 August 2025, 12:10 PM

U.S. announces biggest Iran sanctions package in 7 years, targets shadow fleet

The U.S. Treasury Department, in a statement released on July 30, announced its largest sanctions package in seven years, targeting more than 50 individuals, entities and vessels tied to a shadow oil fleet allegedly run by Hossein Shamkhani, the son of a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader.

31 July 2025, 04:24 PM

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