MORE SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA?
Trump, who’s rising more and more pissed off with each Russia and Ukraine as he tries to push them in the direction of a peace settlement, mentioned he was “at all times contemplating” secondary sanctions towards Moscow if he thought it was blocking the method.
US officers have spoken about attainable monetary sanctions in addition to potential secondary sanctions on patrons of Russian oil.
A Ukrainian diplomatic supply instructed Reuters on Wednesday that Ukraine’s management would resolve on its subsequent steps for peace talks in Turkey as soon as there was readability on Putin’s participation.
“Every part will depend upon whether or not Putin is terrified of coming to Istanbul or not. Primarily based on his response, the Ukrainian management will resolve on the following steps,” the supply mentioned,
If Putin agrees to hitch, it might be the primary assembly between the leaders of the 2 warring international locations since December 2019. Direct talks between negotiators from Ukraine and Russia final befell in Istanbul in March 2022, a month after Putin despatched tens of 1000’s of troops into Ukraine.
Some unconfirmed Russian and US media experiences had mentioned that Russian Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov and Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s international coverage aide, would be in Istanbul and able to meet their Ukrainian counterparts.
However Russia’s Kommersant newspaper, which is considered having good sources within the Russian Overseas Ministry and the Kremlin, mentioned on Wednesday night that Lavrov wouldn’t attend.
