Russia ‘Carefully’ Monitoring Trump’s Sanctions Threats, Kremlin Official Says

Trump said he would use more economic punishment against Russia over the war.
Russia ‘Carefully’ Monitoring Trump’s Sanctions Threats, Kremlin Official Says
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov moderates Russian President Vladimir Putin's year-end press conference at Gostiny Dvor exhibition hall in central Moscow on Dec. 14, 2023. Alexander Zemlianichenko/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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The Russian government is “carefully” monitoring threats of sanctions that were recently suggested by U.S. President Donald Trump, a Kremlin spokesman said on Jan. 23.

Days after he was inaugurated earlier this week, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Russian President Vladimir Putin should move to end the nearly three-year-long war in Ukraine or face economic penalties.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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