Trump Frees Russia’s War Funds

BREAKING: Trump greenlights U.S. transactions with Russia’s top banks, easing nuclear sanctions—effectively unlocking war funds for Putin amid escalating assaults on Ukrainian cities.

Trump Administration Lifts Key Sanctions on Russian Banks in Nuclear Sector, Fueling Fears of Aid to Putin’s War Effort.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has quietly authorised transactions with thirteen major Russian financial institutions involved in civil nuclear energy, effectively rolling back a substantial layer of economic pressure on Moscow, in a move already being described by analysts as one of the most consequential sanctions relief actions since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

According to a general licence issued by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and dated June 30, 2025, U.S. entities may now engage in transactions with prominent Russian banks, including Gazprombank, Sberbank, VTB, Alfa-Bank and the Central Bank of Russia, provided the dealings pertain solely to civil nuclear energy. The licence remains valid through December 19, 2025.

Newly issued General License No. 115B by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control authorises transactions with key Russian banks, previously sanctioned under the guise of civil nuclear cooperation, prompting fears of indirect financial relief for the Kremlin amid its ongoing war in Ukraine.

This unprecedented exemption grants significant latitude to Russian financial instit…