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This is the first time United states donald trump has imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia during his second term.
The United States announced sanctions against Russian oil companies on Wednesday (local time) as a result of “Russia’s lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine”.
The sanctions were announced by United States President Donald Trump as his frustration with Russia mounts for not stopping the war in Ukraine, something Trump is adamant on achieving.
Trump shared a post on Truth Social on Wednesday where he posted a statement by the US department of the treasury with the title, ‘Treasury sanctions major Russian oil companies, calls on Moscow to immediately agree to ceasefire’.
Trump’s repeated claims on India’s Russian oil purchase
The sanctions by the United States come amid repeated claims by Trump that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him that India will “not buy much oil” from Russia.
During Diwali celebrations at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said that he had a call with Modi and that he said that India will stop buying oil from Russia.
“I spoke to Prime Minister Modi…and we just have a very good relationship, and he’s not gonna buy much oil from Russia. He wants to see that war end as much as I do,” Trump said.
“He wants to see the war end with Russia-Ukraine and, as you know, they’re not going to be buying too much oil. So they’ve cut it way back and they’re continuing to cut it way back,” he added.
Indian officials did not immediately respond to Trump’s latest remarks on Russian oil purchases. However, last week, when asked about similar claim by Trump, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said that he was “not aware” of any such conversation between the two leaders.
The fresh sanctions announced by the US target two of Russia’s largest oil companies — Open Joint Stock Company Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft) and Lukoil OAO (Lukoil).
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