Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom's stand is seen at an exposition of the international military-technical forum Army-2023 at Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center in the Moscow region, Russia, on August 18, 2023. (Reuters/Stringer/File Photo)
"We believe the only way to influence the administration’s decision is to go public," a spokesperson for Risch told Reuters.
Biden last month signed into law an aid package with nearly $61 billion in military assistance for Ukraine. He is expected to sign a ban recently passed by Congress on imports of Russian enriched uranium.
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The lawmakers said exempting EDF from U.S. sanctions would allow it to purchase a subsidiary of a U.S. company that had been engaged in nuclear power projects with Rosatom in Hungary, Turkey and Egypt, projects that have been suspended for years due to sanctions.
The lawmakers said over-dependence on Russian energy poses a threat to transatlantic security, and "it is incomprehensible that your administration would consider actively perpetuating this dependence."
The White House's national security council did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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