The Trump administration has prepared additional sanctions targeting key sectors of Russia’s economy if President Vladimir Putin continues to delay ending the war in Ukraine, US officials told Reuters.

US officials have indicated support for the EU using frozen Russian assets to purchase US weapons for Kyiv and have also discussed leveraging Russian assets held in the US to support Ukraine’s war effort.

A US official told Reuters that the administration’s new sanctions toolkit focuses on Russia’s banking sector and oil infrastructure, critical areas for Moscow’s war financing. While it is unclear whether Washington will immediately implement these measures, the plans reflect a well-developed approach to escalating pressure following the sanctions on Russian oil companies Lukoil and Rosne

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