By Timothy Gardner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. senators urged Trump officials on Friday to resume targeted sanctions on Russian energy supplies, saying the administration is allowing China to buy shipments of Russia’s liquefied natural gas which helps support the war on Ukraine.

President Donald Trump has said he is frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s failure to reach a peace agreement with Ukraine.

But Trump has refrained from putting direct sanctions on Russian energy entities in his second term. Instead, he has imposed additional 25% tariffs on imports of goods from India for buying Russian oil.

Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project started in late 2023 but is behind schedule because of shortages of carriers and sanctions the West imposed on Russia before Trump’s r

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