""Hopefully he'll become reasonable," Trump said of Putin not long after the Treasury Department announced the sanctions against Russia's two biggest oil companies and their subsidiaries. "And hopefully Zelenskyy will be reasonable, too. You know, it takes two to tango, as they say." The U.S. administration announced the sanctions as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte was in Washington for talks with Trump. The military alliance has been coordinating deliveries of weapons to Ukraine, many of them purchased from the United States by Canada and European countries."
"Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the new sanctions were a direct response to Moscow's refusal to end its "senseless war" and an attempt to choke off "the Kremlin's war machine." Bessent added that the Treasury Department was prepared to take further action if necessary to support Trump's effort to end the war. "We encourage our allies to join us in and adhere to these sanctions.""
The Trump administration announced massive sanctions targeting Russia's oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil and their subsidiaries to pressure President Vladimir Putin into negotiations and end Moscow's war in Ukraine. The measures followed months of calls from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and bipartisan pressure to restrict Russia's oil revenue, which sustains its military campaign despite international isolation. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called the sanctions a response to Moscow's refusal to end its "senseless war" and an attempt to choke off "the Kremlin's war machine," urging allies to join and adhere to the measures. The announcement coincided with NATO talks in Washington and followed deadly Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine.
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