FILE PHOTO: The Kremlin said further US sanctions against Russia would complicate efforts to reach a peace settlement in Ukraine.
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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 of this
document. It falls under the category of unfriendly actions, and
of course the imposition of any additional sanctions by the U.S.
would certainly complicate efforts to find a peace settlement in
Ukraine,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
U.S.-mediated efforts to end the 4-1/2-year Ukraine war have
been stalled for months, but President Donald Trump sent two
envoys to Moscow and Kyiv earlier this month in an effort to get
the process moving again.
The U.S. sanctions bill targets Russia’s energy and defence
industries, as well as its “shadow fleet” of tankers that evade
existing sanctions, in order to deprive Moscow of revenues to
finance the war with Ukraine.
It also authorises Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on
China, India and other countries to reduce their dependence on
Russian oil and gas.
India has warned Washington that new measures to levy
tariffs over the purchase of Russian oil could impact bilateral
ties.
Published on September 17, 2026
