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August 30, 2022Newsletter

Russia Update: August 30, 2022

Diplomacy

Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) visited Ukraine.

A ship carrying Ukrainian wheat arrived in Djibouti.

Sanctions

France and Germany are against a Russian tourist visa ban.

Consequences

Gazprom will halt gas supplies to French utility Engie over a disagreement on payments.

Russia awarded a 12.5% stake in the operator of the Sakhalin 2 LNG plant to a subsidiary of Japanese trading house Mitsui.

Ukraine Sitrep

The first shipments of Iranian drones arrived in Russia, but the U.S. believes some have already malfunctioned.

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