Russia gets sanctions

ENERGY: WASHINGTON'S PATIENCE UP AS PUTIN STALLS UKRAINE PEACE

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday hailed US President Donald Trump’s “resolute” decision to sanction Russia’s energy sector, as Washington’s patience finally snapped with Moscow for stalling peace efforts.

Russia said the sanctions risked hurting diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine and that it had developed “strong immunity” to Western restrictions. Its close ally China said they had “no basis in international law”.

But Zelensky called the measures “a clear signal that prolonging the war and spreading terror come at a cost”.

“It is a strong and much-needed message that aggression will not go unanswered,” he wrote on X as he arrived at an EU summit in Brussels.