Russia says new US sanctions, if signed by Trump, would make Ukraine peace deal harder
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Thursday that further U.S. sanctions against Russia would make it harder to reach a peace deal in Ukraine. On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping sanctions package intended to increase economic pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine, sending the bill to President Donald Trump to sign into law. “We are, of course, monitoring the progress…
On Thursday, the Kremlin expressed concern that additional U.S. sanctions against Russia would hinder the process of reaching a peace deal in Ukraine. The U.S. House of Representatives had passed a comprehensive sanctions package on Wednesday, which Trump was set to sign into law. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that any further sanctions would be considered an unfriendly action and would complicate the pursuit of a peace settlement in Ukraine.
Despite months of stalled U.S.-mediated efforts to end the four-and-a-half-year conflict in Ukraine, Trump dispatched two envoys to Moscow and Kyiv recently in an attempt to revive the peace process. The U.S. sanctions bill targets Russia's energy and defense sectors, as well as its illicit tanker fleet, aiming to reduce Moscow's war financing capabilities.
It also empowers Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on China, India, and other nations to lessen their reliance on Russian oil and gas, a move that India has cautioned could affect its relationship with the United States.
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