'Unfriendly act': Putin says Trump's sanctions 'serious'; asserts won't impact 'significantly'

Russian President Vladimir Putin connected Thursday described the latest circular of US sanctions against Russia’s vigor assemblage arsenic “serious”, admitting they would person consequences but insisting they would not origin large harm to the economy.“They (sanctions) are superior for us, of course, that is clear. And they volition person definite consequences, but they volition not importantly interaction our economical well-being,” Putin told reporters successful Moscow, arsenic quoted by quality bureau AFP.He called the determination an “unfriendly act” that “does not fortify Russia–US relations, which person lone conscionable begun to recover.”The remarks came aft US President Donald Trump’s medication announced what it called “massive sanctions” against 2 of Russia’s largest lipid companies, Rosneft and Lukoil.

Washington said the measures were designed to unit Moscow into bid talks and chopped disconnected its “war machine” backing the struggle successful Ukraine.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the sanctions were a nonstop effect to Russia’s refusal to extremity its “senseless war”, portion urging allies to “adhere to these sanctions.”Trump, meanwhile, said helium hoped the measures would propulsion some sides towards dialogue. “Hopefully he’ll go reasonable,” helium said of Putin. “And hopefully Zelenskyy volition beryllium tenable too. You know, it takes 2 to tango.”