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Zelensky chides US decision to renew waiver on Russian oil

Theherald · · 585 words · By Reuters Agency
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20 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned the Trump administration’s decision to renew a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil at sea.”
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The web search results confirm that Zelensky condemned the extension of the waiver, but the evidence provided only contains web search results and Wikipedia entries about Zelensky's general biography, not multiple independent reports confirming the specific condemnation. The claim relies heavily on the context provided by the web search snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since assuming office in May 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made numerous international trips in his capacity as the president of Ukraine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_presiden…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who, since 2019, has served as the sixth president of Ukraine. He took office five years afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zelensky is a Slavic masculine surname. Its Russian spelling Зеленский is romanized Zelenski, Zelenskii, Zelenskiy, or Zelensky, and originates from the toponym Zelyonoe (Зелёное), meaning 'green'. It…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelensky_(surname)
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“The US said on Friday that countries can purchase Russian oil and petroleum products at sea for another month, until 16 May.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the US renewed a waiver allowing purchases until May 16th. One source mentions the extension was for 'another month,' and another specifies the date 'until 16 May.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season and is the busiest shopping day of the year in the United States. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian war crimes are violations of international criminal law including war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide which the official armed and paramilitary forces of Russia have …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_war_crimes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia and the United States maintain strategic foreign relations since the establishment 1991, a continuation of the relationship the United States has had with various Russian governments since 1803…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–United_States_relations
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“Zelensky said “every dollar paid for Russian oil is money for the war” in Ukraine, adding that Russia had more than 110 tankers from its “shadow fleet” at sea, the BBC reported.”
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Two different web search results attribute the statement 'every dollar paid for Russian oil is money for the war' to Zelensky, and both mention the context of Russia having a 'shadow fleet' of tankers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who, since 2019, has served as the sixth president of Ukraine. He took office five years afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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“The move is part of the administration’s effort to control global energy prices that have shot higher during the US-Israeli war with Iran.”
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Two separate web search results link the waiver renewal to the administration's effort to control global energy prices due to the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — The move is part of the administration's effort to control global energy prices that have shot higher during the US-Israeli war with Iran. It came after countries in Asia, suffering from the global en…
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2603429/us-renews-russian-oil-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US has renewed a waiver permitting countries to buy Russian oil for another month. The decision came two days after the Trump administration had said it had no plans to extend the waiver.
https://www.dw.com/en/us-extends-waiver-allowing-purchase-of…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil prices have plummeted after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would be "completely open" to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire in the US-Israel war with Iran.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg045z73z1o
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“It came after countries in Asia, suffering from the global energy shock, pressed Washington to allow alternative supplies to reach markets.”
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Multiple web search results indicate that Asian countries pressured Washington to allow alternative supplies due to a global energy shock.
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web search NEUTRAL — It came after countries in Asia, suffering from the global energy shock, pressed Washington to allow alternative supplies to reach markets. Reversal by treasury. "As negotiations (with Iran) accelerat…
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2603429/us-renews-russian-oil-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — The extension is seen as part of efforts to stabilise global energy supplies, which have been under strain due to ongoing conflicts in West Asia. This move came after Asian countries pressed Washingto…
https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/us-renews-waiver-allowing-cou…
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web search NEUTRAL — What followed was a global energy crisis, prompting countries to press Washington to allow alternative supplies to reach markets.
https://www.news18.com/world/us-announces-it-will-renew-waiv…
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““As negotiations (with Iran) accelerate, Treasury wants to ensure oil is available to those who need it,” a treasury department spokesperson said on Friday.”
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Three independent web search results quote a Treasury spokesperson stating that the Treasury wants to ensure oil availability as negotiations with Iran accelerate.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (born 8 September 1969) is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as the third supreme leader of Iran since 2026. A member of the Khamenei family and the second son …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojtaba_Khamenei
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the Iranian Revolution, the United States has since 1979 applied various economic, trade, scientific and military sanctions against Iran. United States economic sanctions are administered by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_sanctions_agains…
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“Just two days earlier, treasury secretary Scott Bessent said Washington would not be renewing the waiver for Russian oil and another for Iranian oil, which is set to expire on Sunday.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that Washington would not renew waivers for both Russian and Iranian oil.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bessent v. Dellinger was a 2025 case in which lawyer Hampton Dellinger challenged his firing from the United States Office of Special Counsel. On February 12, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Dis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessent_v._Dellinger
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury. Bessent was a p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the…
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“Global oil prices tumbled 9% on Friday to about $90 a barrel after Iran temporarily reopened the Strait of Hormuz, an oil choke point in the Gulf.”
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Three web search results report that global oil prices dropped 9% to about $90 a barrel following Iran's temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — The apparent opening of the Strait of Hormuz to ship traffic brought immediate relief to a world starved of fuel, sending international oil prices tumbling 9 percent on Friday, to about $90 a barrel.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/business/energy-environme…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war and U.S. stocks raced to another record Friday, after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open again for commercial tankers c…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/markets-april-17-strait-of-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Global oil prices tumbled 9% on Friday to about $90 a barrel after Iran temporarily reopened the Strait of Hormuz, an oil choke point in the Gulf. But the war has already created the worst global ener…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-renews-russian-oil-wa…
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“But the war has already created the worst global energy supply disruption in history, the International Energy Agency has said.”
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“The war, which enters its eighth week on Saturday, has damaged more than 80 oil and gas facilities in the Middle East, and Tehran has warned it could close the strait again if the recent US Navy blockade of Iranian ports continued.”
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“High oil prices are a threat to President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans ahead of November’s midterm elections.”
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“US energy secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday he believes petrol prices have peaked but predicted that they may stay above $3 per gallon until next year.”
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“A US source said partner countries on the sidelines of Group of 20, World Bank and IMF meetings in Washington this week had requested the US extend the waiver.”
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“And he spoke about oil this week in a call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, a big purchaser of Russian oil.”
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“The waiver on Iranian oil, which the treasury department issued on March 20, allowed about 140-million barrels of oil to reach global markets and helped relieve pressure on energy supply, Bessent said last month.”
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“US legislators from both political parties have slammed the administration over the sanctions waivers, saying they stood to help the economy of Iran while it was at war with the US and of Russia as it was at war with Ukraine.”
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“European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said now is not the time to relax sanctions against Russia.”
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“Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said an extension of the US waiver will affect another 100-million barrels of Russian oil, bringing the total volume affected by both waivers to 200-million barrels.”
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“Dmitriev, who travelled to the US on April 9 for meetings with members of the Trump administration ahead of the previous waiver expiry, said on his Telegram channel that the extension faced “active political opposition”.”
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“Brett Erickson, a sanctions expert at consulting firm Obsidian Risk Advisors, said Friday’s renewal is likely not the last waiver Washington will issue.”
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