Reuters called an exception to US sanctions against Russia

White House building in Washington DC, USA. File photoMOSCOW, 9 Mar. The US ban on Russian energy imports does not apply to uranium, Reuters reported, citing a source. Earlier, United States President Joe Biden said that Washington banned energy imports from Russia because of the situation in Ukraine. «The US energy industry depends on Russia and its allies Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, as it receives from them about half of the uranium used in American nuclear power plants,» the material says. According to the agency, because of this, energy industry representatives insist that the White House does not prohibit the import of uranium from Russia , despite the special operation in Ukraine.The United States predicted «huge losses» due to anti-Russian policyThe publication notes that there is no production in the United States now or uranium processing. The agency also noted that the document published by the White House on the ban on Russian energy carriers also does not mention uranium is being mined, which, according to the publication, confirms the information of their interlocutor. On February 24, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces are only targeting military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops.