US Treasury Secretary hinted that the Trump administration is contemplating new sanctions towards Russia over its ongoing warfare in Ukraine.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated on Monday that the US is contemplating all attainable actions, together with new sanctions, towards Russia over its ongoing warfare in Ukraine. Chatting with Fox Information, Bessent stated, “He [Putin] has, in a despicable method, elevated the bombing marketing campaign. So, I believe with President Trump, all choices are on the desk and I believe we’ll be analyzing these very intently this week.”
No progress since Alaska Summit between Trump and Putin
The feedback come two weeks after the Alaska Summit, the place US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met to debate ending the warfare in Ukraine. On the summit, Trump had given Russia a two-week deadline to point out progress towards a peace settlement. That deadline ended on Monday, with no seen motion towards peace.
In the meantime, Russian President Vladimir Putin, talking on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, China, defended Russia’s actions in Ukraine. He claimed the battle began resulting from a 2014 coup in Kyiv, which he stated was provoked by Western nations.
Putin additionally stated the West’s push to deliver Ukraine into NATO posed a direct menace to Russia’s safety, repeating a long-standing justification for the invasion.
Macron says Putin ‘performed’ Trump by ignoring peace deadline
French President Emmanuel Macron stated on Friday that if Putin didn’t decide to peace talks by Monday, it could present that he had as soon as once more “performed” Donald Trump. Talking alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Macron warned, “If that does not occur by Monday, the deadline set by President Trump, it signifies that as soon as once more President Putin performed President Trump.”
Zelenskyy Reacts to Missed Deadline
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy additionally commented on the scenario final week, reminding the general public that Trump had given Putin “per week or two” to comply with peace talks. With the deadline now over and no talks in sight, tensions between the West and Russia seem set to escalate additional.