US Imposes Major Sanctions On Russia’s Top Oil Firms To End Ukraine War | World News
US President Donald Trump announced new sanctions against Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, in a bid to pressure Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. The decision comes after months of stalled diplomatic efforts and growing frustration with President Vladimir Putin’s actions.
“Today is a very big day,” President Trump said in a meeting with reporters at the White House. “Look, these are very big sanctions. These are very big. These are against two major oil companies… Hopefully the war will be resolved. We just answered questions about various types of missiles and everything else that we’re looking at. But we don’t think that’s going to be necessary. We want them to draw the line that’s been in place for quite a long time and go home.” he said. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Trump also stated that nearly 8 thousand soldiers were killed in the Russia-Ukraine war and called the conflict “ridiculous.” He reiterated that if he had been President, the war would never have started four years ago.
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“They killed close to 8,000 soldiers last week. A lot of Russians and Ukrainians were killed last week. We think it’s ridiculous and we want it to end… I think they both want peace at this point. It’s been almost four years… If I were president, it would never have started…” Trump added.
What did British Prime Minister Keri Starmer say?
UK Prime Minister Starmer welcomed the US joining the UK in imposing “significant sanctions” on Russia’s two major oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, and called for an end to the bloodshed in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Britain announced around 90 new sanctions on the Russian oil sector on October 16, in a bid to pressure the country to stop the Ukraine war. A week later, on October 23, the United States announced that it would impose sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies.
Prime Minister Starmer wrote on
Calling on Russian President Putin to “pay the price for his unnecessary aggression”, the British Prime Minister called for an end to bloodshed.
“Putin must pay for his unnecessary aggression. The killings must stop,” the post read.
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