Mon. Jun 8th, 2026
American sanctions against Russia’s energy industry aim to
limit the latter’s ability to develop shale reserves, which
inadvertently makes them less effective political tools, according
to the results of a new investigation by Reuters. U.S. sanctions
against Moscow in 2014 worked to “impede Russia’s ability to
develop so-called frontier or unconventional oil resources,” the
Treasury Department said. The measures, which were enacted as a
political reaction to the Crimean annexation, targeted projects
that would allow…

American sanctions against Russia’s energy industry aim to
limit the latter’s ability to develop shale reserves, which
inadvertently makes them less effective political tools, according
to the results of a new investigation by Reuters. U.S. sanctions
against Moscow in 2014 worked to “impede Russia’s ability to
develop so-called frontier or unconventional oil resources,” the
Treasury Department said. The measures, which were enacted as a
political reaction to the Crimean annexation, targeted projects
that would allow…

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