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Gazprombank Joint Stock Company (Gazprombank)

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Washington keeps two quiet Russia loopholes open: Japan’s Sakhalin-2 oil and the nuclear fuel money pipe

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Sanctioned entity repeatedly carved into licenses for energy and nuclear continuity

Sanctions are supposed to close doors. On December 17, the U.S. quietly propped two doors back open—again—even as it slammed others shut. One narrow lane keeps Sakhalin-2 crude flowing to Japan. The other preserves financial channels for civil nuclear projects, even when payments touch sanctioned Russian banks. Both carve-outs now run through June 18, 2026.

Updated Jan 30