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US Readies New Russia Sanctions if Putin Rejects Peace Deal, Bloomberg News Reports

Business & Policy
December 17, 2025

The United States is preparing a further round of sanctions on Russia’s energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace deal with Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. The White House and the U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The new measures could be announced as early as this week, the report said.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed the move when he met a group of European ambassadors earlier this week, the report added.

(Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru, Editing by Louise Heavens)