Russia: US in fruitful talks with RUSAL on sanctions

The U.S. is holding fruitful talks with Russian aluminum giant UC RUSAL hit by sanctions in April, Bloomberg reported citing U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The U.S. did not plan to introduce sanctions against aluminum companies, Mnuchin said, adding he hoped he was holding fruitful discussions with the company to solve these problems. The U.S.…

Russia: U.S. open to lifting sanctions off Rusal

The U.S. Treasury is open to removing Russian aluminum producer Rusal from a U.S. sanctions list, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, adding the objective was “not to put Rusal out of business”. Mnuchin’s comment was the latest indication the Trump administration was trying to aid sanctions-hit Rusal, which had taken a series of steps to…