'All options on the table': Trump looking at more sanctions on Russia, says Scott Bessent as Ukraine war rages on
Posted on: Sep 02, 2025 06:24 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
US treasury obligations secretarial assistant george c. Scott Bessent said on mon that all options were on the tabularise regarding sanctions on Russia for its continued war in Ukraine.
This comes two weeks after the Alaska Summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, which was touted as a step to end the war.
"He has, in a despicable manner, increased the bombing campaign. So, I think with President Trump, all options are on the table — and I think we'll be examining those very closely this week," Bessent told Fox News.
After the Alaska Summit, Trump set Russia a two-week deadline to make progress on a peace deal in Ukraine. That deadline ended on Monday with no end to the war in sight.
Putin, while speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China's Tianjin on Monday, defended his offensive against Kyiv and blamed the West for it.
Putin claimed that the crisis arose largely because of the “coup d’état in Kiev in 2014, which was provoked by the West", Russian news agency Tass reported.
"The second reason for the crisis is the West's constant attempts to draw Ukraine into NATO. As we have repeatedly emphasised, this poses a direct threat to Russia's security," he said.
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