US Senate passes sweeping Russian energy sanctions bill amid Ukraine war - Al Jazeera

US Senate passes sweeping Russian energy sanctions bill amid Ukraine war - Al Jazeera

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The Senate is passing Russian energy sanctions while the U.S. negotiates with Iran to reopen Hormuz — where 2,000 ships sit stranded and oil transit costs have added $14.50 per barrel. One sanctions regime ends, another begins, and the strategic contradiction is apparently lost on no one but the people voting.

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