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US Sanctions on Russian Firms: Moscow has reacted strongly to the new sanctions imposed on Russian oil companies by the US Trump administration. Russia said that this decision of the Trump government will deal a blow to peace efforts and the country will take every possible step to protect its interests. Moscow says that whatever diplomatic initiatives were taken so far to end the Ukraine conflict, America has weakened them by taking such steps.
Tension will increase further between US and Russia
According to AFP report, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that she considered the US move to be a “decision taken in the opposite direction”, which will not help in resolving the Ukraine dispute. At the same time, Russian officials also claimed that Moscow has developed strong deterrence mechanisms to deal with Western sanctions, and in the future these mechanisms will be further strengthened in the economic and energy sectors.
In fact, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday had announced sanctions on two major Russian oil companies – Rosneft and Lukoil. Trump said that no concrete progress is being made in diplomatic talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking to AFP, Trump said, “We keep talking, the talks are good, but we don’t get results.”
Tension increased due to Trump’s new sanctions
During the meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Trump expressed the hope that the effect of these sanctions will not last long and the war will end soon. At the same time, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that despite the sanctions, America is ready for peace talks. He said, “Wherever there is an opportunity for peace, America will be ready for talks.”
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