Trump Team Readies Oil Sanctions Plan for Russia Deal

Ratcheting up sanctions on Russian oil may be the key to Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine
"I will be 100% on board with taking sanctions up," Treasury Secretary-pick Scott Bessent told lawmakers on Thursday.
Trump Team Readies Oil Sanctions Plan for Russia Deal, Iran Squeeze
Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump are crafting a wide-ranging sanctions strategy to facilitate a Russia-Ukraine diplomatic accord in the coming months while at the same time squeezing Iran and Venezuela,
Trump Treasury pick Bessent backs Fed independence, dollar, sanctions on Russian oil
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Thursday that the dollar should remain the world's reserve currency, the Federal Reserve should stay independent and that he is ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia's oil sector.
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Tougher sanctions planned as trump seeks Russia-Ukraine talks
The newly inaugurated President of the USA, Donald Trump, is preparing the groundwork for a future agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Even stricter sanctions are expected to be the leverage to persuade Vladimir Putin to come to the negotiating table.
Trump administration plots tougher sanctions on Russian oil
The newly inaugurated President of the USA, Donald Trump, is laying the groundwork for a future agreement between Russia and Ukraine. The key mechanism is expected to be even stricter sanctions aimed at persuading Vladimir Putin to negotiate.
Bessent says he’ll seek tougher Russian oil sanctions if Trump asks
The Treasury secretary nominee supports tightening sanctions on the Russian oil sector “to levels that would bring the Russian Federation to the table.”
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