WASHINGTON – The second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday he would ask the Treasury Department to delay the lifting of sanctions on two companies tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska to give Congress time to review the decision.
Reuters: Senior US Democrat seeks delay in lifting sanctions on Russian firms
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska speaks at a forum at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Hong Kong on Sept. 21, 2010.
