Who Won from Russia Sanctions Relief? — Outcome

Entities and roles

• America First Audit — Who Won from Russia Sanctions Relief?audit case
• Donald J. Trumpcomparison subject

Claims and evidence

1. factdocumented

   General License 134B expired on May 16 and was replaced and superseded by General License 134C effective May 18. The temporary channel did not identify completed cargo sales, named sellers or purchasers, transaction prices, or realized Russian-state receipts in the cited public record.

   • Office of Foreign Assets Control: Issuance of Russia-related General License 134BGeneral License 134B: authorization for covered sale, delivery, or offloading transactions involving Russian-origin oil loaded by April 17, 2026, through May 16, 2026
   • Office of Foreign Assets Control: Russia-related General License 134CParagraph (c): General License 134B expired May 16, 2026 and was replaced and superseded by General License 134C effective May 18, 2026
   • Associated Press: US extends waiver on Russian oil sanctions to ease Iran war shortages despite Bessent denialThirty-day license, prior public denial, market rationale, and unquantified effect on Russian exporters