{"id":5012,"date":"2025-11-15T18:55:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T16:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=5012"},"modified":"2025-11-15T18:55:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T16:55:08","slug":"sscha-vidklady-sanktsiyi-lukoil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/economics\/sscha-vidklady-sanktsiyi-lukoil\/","title":{"rendered":"US postpones sanctions against Lukoil until 13 December"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The US postpones sanctions against Lukoil until 13 December to agree on the sale of assets<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"459\">The US administration has decided to <strong data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"373\">postpone the introduction of sanctions against Lukoil until 13 December<\/strong>, to avoid disrupting the sale of the company's assets.<br data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"429\" \/>This is reported by the <em data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"458\">Bloomberg<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"611\">The initial deadline was approaching <strong data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"503\">21 November<\/strong>, However, Washington decided not to \u00abcut the cord\u00bb so that potential sale and purchase deals could be completed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"713\">In parallel, another licence related to Lukoil's assets in Bulgaria, <strong data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"712\">extended until 29 April<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"718\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"746\">Why sanctions were postponed<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"824\">According to Bloomberg, the decision was prompted by the emergence of <strong data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"811\">new customers<\/strong>, Among them:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"929\">\n<li data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"846\">\n<p data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"846\">companies from the USA;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"881\">\n<p data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"881\">European energy groups;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"929\">\n<p data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"929\">potential investors from the Gulf countries.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"1107\">The US insists that Lukoil's assets fall under the <strong data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1008\">non-Russian control<\/strong>, The company continued to operate in the market and did not create additional stress on global oil supplies.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1112\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1141\">Unsuccessful deal with Gunvor<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1339\">A former favourite to buy assets, the company <strong data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1198\">Gunvor<\/strong>, dropped out of the process after Washington effectively named her <strong data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1285\">\u00abKremlin's puppet\u00bb<\/strong>. This completely blocked her ability to complete the deal.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1344\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1359\">Context.<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1360\" data-end=\"1485\">For several months now, the US has been preparing large-scale restrictions against Lukoil as part of its increased financial pressure on Russia.<br data-start=\"1470\" data-end=\"1473\" \/>We are talking about:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1629\">\n<li data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1525\">\n<p data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1525\">freezing of international assets;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1587\">\n<p data-start=\"1528\" data-end=\"1587\">a ban on transactions through the US financial system;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1629\">\n<p data-start=\"1590\" data-end=\"1629\">restrictions on operations in the oil sector.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1749\">The extension shows that Washington wants to <strong data-start=\"1680\" data-end=\"1700\">soft transition<\/strong>, while maintaining political pressure on Moscow.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0421\u0428\u0410 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u043a\u043b\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0441\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0446\u0456\u0457 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438 \u00ab\u041b\u0443\u043a\u043e\u0439\u043b\u0443\u00bb \u0434\u043e 13 \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0434\u043d\u044f, \u0449\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0437\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0436 \u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0432\u0456\u0432 \u0410\u0434\u043c\u0456\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f \u0421\u0428\u0410 \u0443\u0445\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0440\u0456\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0432\u0456\u0434\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0434\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0441\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0446\u0456\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438 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