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U.S. extends waiver allowing countries to buy Russian oil

The Hindu · · 95 words · By Reuters
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“U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday (April 17, 2026) issued a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products at sea for about a month, seeking to control global energy prices that have shot higher during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.”
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Multiple web search results report the core elements of the claim: a waiver issued by the Trump administration on April 17, 2026, allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil at sea for about a month. While the geopolitical context (U.S.-Israeli war on Iran) is mentioned in the claim, the evidence confirms the waiver details and date from multiple search snippets.
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“The U.S. Treasury Department allowed purchases of the oil loaded on vessels as of Friday (April 17, 2026) through May 16, an extension of an original 30-day waiver that expired on April 11, according to a document posted to the department’s website.”
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The web search results strongly support the specific dates and extension details mentioned in the claim. Multiple search results reference the extension of the waiver for purchasing oil loaded on vessels, specifically mentioning dates around April 17, 2026, through May 16, 2026, extending a previous waiver. Although the evidence does not cite the 'department's website' as a direct source, the consistency across the search results corroborates the factual timeline presented.
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