Current, Latin American summary, May 3, 2025.
Reuters said that the new restrictive measures cover banking and energy, but it is not clear if Donald Trump will sign the package.
The US authorities have prepared a new package of sanctions against Russia in an attempt to increase pressure on Moscow in the midst of the aspirations of President Donald Trump to put an end to the Ukrainian conflict, Reuters reported citing its sources.
According to three US officials, The restrictive measures will focus on the bank and energy sectors. A Trump administration official also said that among the objectives of the sanctions are the Russian energy giant Gazprom and other large Russian companies related to natural resources and the banking sector.
However, still It is not known if the US president will sign the new sanctions package against Moscow. In this context, a source indicated that to move forward “a set of more punitive measures against Russia” prepared by the US National Security Council, Trump’s approval is required. “It is an entirely his decision,” confirmed a second official. At the same time, the National Security Council spokesman James Hewitt declined to comment on the details of the ongoing conversations and pointed out Trump’s desire to achieve a high fire between Moscow and kyiv.
Last week Trump threatened Russia with new economic sanctions if hostilities in the Ukrainian conflict do not cease. Thus, in a social truth publication, he hinted that he would like to see the disposition of both parties to the conflict to arrange a peace agreement to end hostilities. He also indicated that, otherwise, he would treat Moscow differently, exerting some pressure. “Maybe [el presidente Putin] Does it have to be treated differently, through the ‘bank’ or with ‘secondary sanctions’?“Trump threatened.
Unlike the kyiv regime that has not yet repealed the decree that prohibits it from negotiating with the Russian president, Moscow has assured several times be open To establish conversations. Recently, Putin once again said the Russian part is willing to resume the negotiation process with Ukraine No previous conditions.
