Rubio Says U.S. Wants to End Russian Oil Waivers “As Soon as Possible”

The Trump Administration would like to end the sanction waivers allowing sales of Russian oil as soon as possible, although the decision rests with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a testimony before the Senate Foreign Policy Committee. Since the war in Iran began, the U.S. Administration has extended three times an initial one-month waiver de-sanctioning Russian oil already loaded on tankers. The one-month waiver initially granted in the middle of March has been extended monthly and currently expires…