The US government’s latest round of sanctions against Russia landed just 10 days before Joe Biden hands over the keys of the White House to Donald Trump, whose election in November sparked concerns of a rollback in measures against Moscow.
So will the new sanctions — which target energy companies, Sovcomflot and other shipping companies, as well as 183 vessels — survive into the next president’s term?
Sanctions experts say the new administration’s approach to Russia sanctions is hard to predict, but there are hoops that incoming officials will have to go through before they can pull the measures back.
