“The US is reportedly preparing a new round of sanctions aimed at Russia’s energy sector if Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin rejects a potential peace deal in the Russian-Ukrainian war.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Bloomberg with reference to interlocutors, “European Truth”
Details: According to knowledgeable interlocutors who spoke on condition of anonymity, the US is considering various options, such as:
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- targeting vessels of Russia’s “shadow fleet” of tankers used to transport Russian oil;
- targeting traders who facilitate these transactions.
According to interlocutors, new measures may be announced this week.
They noted that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed the plans during a meeting with a group of European ambassadors earlier this week.
At the same time, the interlocutors warned: the final decision rests with US President Donald Trump.
The follow-up discussions come as American and Ukrainian negotiators made some progress this week on terms.peace plan“.
US Ambassador Steve Witkoff was in Berlin, where he spent two days holding talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and European leaders on the latest proposals.
It should be noted that the ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, Olga Stefanishyna, stated that a bipartisan bill was submitted to the US Senate for consideration, which provides for sanctions for buying or facilitating the import of oil and oil products from Russia.
It will be recalled that at the end of October, for the first time during Trump’s second term, the USA applied new large-scale sanctions against Russia for Moscow’s reluctance to take the American president’s peacemaking efforts seriously.
In particular, they fell under the sanctions that came into force on November 21 Rosneft and Lukoil. Despite the postponement, the sanctions effectively put an end to Lukoil’s international business.
Read also: The defeat of Lukoil: how sanctions destroyed one of the Kremlin’s key pillars in Europe.