Since February 22, the whole world has been bombarding Russia with sanctions, and the EU is currently considering new sanctions. The West is well aware that the most painful thing for Russia would be an embargo on energy carriers, but this would also seriously affect the economy of the Union. The USA is more independent from Russian energy carriers, so it has already banned the import of Russian gas and crude oil. He would also have banned the import of uranium, but that is a more sensitive issue for him. Therefore, the Russians now suggested that they might not transport uranium to the USA.
At the end of February, American energy companies appealed to President Joe Biden with the request that this measure not be included in a large-scale anti-Russian sanctions package.
The US energy industry depends on Moscow and its key allies Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. They provide almost 47 percent of the uranium needed to power American nuclear power plants. Canada ranks second among suppliers with a share of 22.4 percent.
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So Washington is in no rush to ban the import of enriched uranium. Although he agitates everyone for sanctions against Russia, if his own interests so desire, he is silent in some cases. Just like the European leaders who sympathize with Biden, saying that it is not appropriate to talk about it.
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