White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defined at a Thursday briefing that the US imposed sanctions on Russia's oil sector on account of Russia's lack of curiosity in peace.

Supply: White Home briefing, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Based on Leavitt, Trump "has at all times maintained that he would implement sanctions on Russia when he felt it was applicable and mandatory, and yesterday was that day".

Quote: "I feel the President has additionally lengthy expressed his frustration with Vladimir Putin and, frankly, with each side of this conflict.

He has at all times stated that so as to negotiate a very good peace deal, each side have to be occupied with a very good peace deal. And he feels as if, sadly, from the Russian facet as of late, he has not seen sufficient curiosity or sufficient motion when it comes to transferring the ball ahead in direction of peace."

Background:

• The US imposed measures this week concentrating on two of Russia's largest oil firms.
• The sanctions contain freezing all US-based belongings of Rosneft and Lukoil and prohibit all US firms from conducting any enterprise with these Russian corporations.
• Some Chinese language state-owned oil giants have suspended their purchases of Russian seaborne oil following the US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil.

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