The United States Will Temporarily Waive Some Sanctions Against Russia to Facilitate Summit Preparations

According to news from Hashi Chain, the U.S. Treasury Department announced on August 13 local time that it will temporarily waive some sanctions against Russia. This action aims to allow relevant transactions related to the preparation for the U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska, thereby advancing the summit's preparatory work. The scope of the waiver is limited to necessary commercial transactions and does not include the unfreezing of any frozen Russian assets. The temporary waiver is effective until August 20.