Why is the Biden administration helping Trafigura make money for a Kremlin kingpin?

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The U.S. government is enabling a major commodity trader to funnel money back to Vladimir Putin’s inner circle.

This undermines U.S. sanctions against Russia imposed over the war in Ukraine. It also limits the opportunity for U.S. companies to establish alternate supply chains in U.S. and allied interests.

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