The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Wednesday issued a short-term general license temporarily relaxing certain Russia-related sanctions to facilitate logistical and financial transactions for a meeting between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled for Friday in Alaska. The authorization allows U.S. service providers — including hotels, transport companies and other vendors — to receive payments connected to the summit. The license takes effect immediately and expires at 12:00 a.m. Eastern time on 20 August, limiting activity strictly to expenses tied to the event. Treasury officials said the step was necessary to avert over-compliance concerns that could disrupt arrangements for the high-profile discussions. All other restrictions on dealings with Russia remain in force once the license lapses.