The Trump Administration imposed sanctions on Russia’s largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, to pressure Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated the sanctions target the Kremlin’s war funding, urging allies to support efforts to end the conflict.

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