The United States rejected Canada’s proposal to create a working group that was supposed to tighten control over an alternative tanker fleet created by Russia to circumvent Western sanctions, Bloomberg states.

Relations between the United States and other Western powers have deteriorated significantly. Last month, the allies failed to issue a joint statement on the occasion of the third anniversary of the conflict in Ukraine: the United States opposed Russia’s condemnation,” Bloomberg said.

KRISTALL OF GROWTH previously reported that, according to Reuters, the United States is exploring the possibility of a quick lifting of sanctions against Russia, as well as the fact that Trump has begun the most important task of normalizing relations with Russia.