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We’ll continue our work with the Americans. We’ll patiently communicate to them the real state of affairs and Kyiv’s unwillingness to do anything for peace,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Wednesday
It is heartening to see at a time when U.S. support for Ukraine has been waning that there is a bipartisan attempt to pass primary and secondary sanctions against Russia, if it fails to stop its war of aggression against Ukraine."
Imogen Payter, UK Friends of Ukraine Director, to Newsweek
There is a deep frustration with the Russian government over negotiations. President Trump was clear he will consider imposing secondary sanctions on all oil coming out of Russia if they are not serious about bringing this conflict to a peaceful resolution.”
US national security council spokesperson James Hewitt said
It is our hope that in 2025, President Trump and his team will achieve what has eluded the world in the past: ending Russian aggression against Ukraine permanently and ensuring the survivability of a free and democratic Ukraine. These sanctions against Russia are at the ready and will receive overwhelming bipartisan, bicameral support if presented to the Senate and House for a vote."
Quote from the senators' statement
The sanctions against Russia require tariffs on countries who purchase Russian oil, gas, uranium and other products. They are hard hitting for a reason,
the two senators said in a statement
The dominating view in the United States Senate is that Russia is the aggressor, and that this horrific war and Putin's aggression must end now and be deterred in the future,
they said