Top Senate Democrat Warns Trump Not to Lift Sanctions Against Russian Billionaire

A key Democratic senator is warning the Trump administration not to lift sanctions against a Russian oligarch or the companies he controls. Oleg Deripaska holds large stakes in the Russian aluminum giant Rusal and the automobile conglomerate GAZ Group. New Jersey's Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, wrote in a letter to the Treasury Department that it would face strong opposition in Congress if it waives sanctions against Deripaska and the...

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