US election could reshape Russian sanctions

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FEATURE Washington—US economic policy toward Russia, including sanctions currently restricting Western oil companies’ operations there, could take two sharply different paths depending on who wins Tuesday’s presidential election. ExxonMobil could have the most at stake, since sanctions restricted its partnership with Rosneft, Russia’s largest crude producer. Analysts in the US and Russia expect a Trump administration to take a softer approach with Russia, potentially easing sanctions the Obama administration leveled against Russia in 2014 over its involvement in the Ukraine conflict.