Trump May Impose Sanctions on Russia This Week

By Staff, Agencies

US President Donald Trump is mulling new sanctions against Russia this week and even considering exiting from the negotiation process if a final push for peace doesn’t work, The Wall Street Journal [WSJ] reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

“Trump has been clear he wants to see a negotiated peace deal," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told the newspaper.

Potential sanctions likely wouldn’t include new banking sanctions, but other options to pressure the Russian leader into concessions at the negotiating table are being discussed, one of the sources said.

Earlier, Trump said he was considering tightening anti-Russian sanctions in the wake of massive Russian attacks on facilities in Ukraine.