During an appearance on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ on April 19, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz made a strong public statement regarding the geopolitical and economic implications of current Western sanctions on Russia. Addressing the complexities of international energy policy, Waltz specifically refuted the notion that extending a waiver allowing continued trade in Russian oil would constitute a favorable or rewarding act for the Russian government.
Speaking bluntly on the program, Waltz declared that the idea that extending such a waiver would somehow benefit Russia was