The U.S. may impose new sanctions on Russia's energy sector this week.

【Key Focus: The US May Announce New Sanctions Against Russia This Week】

On December 17, 2025, Washington time, Bloomberg reported in a news release:

Citing senior White House officials, the Trump administration is preparing new sanctions against the Russian energy sector to increase pressure on Moscow. The new measures may be announced as early as this week. The new U.S. sanctions could affect tankers involved in transporting Russian oil and merchants who assist in selling the oil. In addition, sources emphasized that U.S. Treasury Secretary Bensons discussed plans for possible sanctions against the Russian Federation with European ambassadors this week.

Supplementary information from Lao Liu:

The Trump team suddenly turned to pressuring Russia again, which certainly means that the conditions offered by Europe are more tempting than those offered by Russia at present. In the final stage of the Ukraine-Russia peace talks, the core of the Trump team's negotiation was "maximizing U.S. interests after the war."

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