(Corrects paragraphs 5 and 6 to show that the statement is by Senator Elizabeth Warren only, not by all four Democratic senators)

By Timothy Gardner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Four Democratic U.S. senators said on Monday that lax enforcement by the Trump administration of sanctions on Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 export terminal allows China to buy discounted liquefied natural gas and helps Moscow fund the war in Ukraine.

The lawmakers, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, urged the Trump administration in September to resume targeted sanctions on Russian energy supplies, saying it was giving China a “free pass” by allowing it to buy discounted LNG from Arctic LNG 2.

The administration imposed its first direct sanctions on Russia in October on its two biggest oil and gas companies, Lukoil and Rosne

See Full Page