Putin, sanctions and Russian oil industry

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Putin deplores US sanctions as 'unfriendly' while EU joins in heaping restrictions on Russia
The European Union on Thursday heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry. Russian President Vladimir Putin called Washington's move an “unfriendly act” that could backfire by spiking global oil prices.

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Putin hits back at Trump: U.S. sanctions are 'unfriendly act'
What US Oil Sanctions Mean for Putin, Ukraine War
Vladimir Putin hits back after cancelled summit, US sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he prefers “continued dialogue” over war, following US President Donald Trump’s cancellation of a planned summit and the imposition of sanctions on two of Russia’...

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US politics live: Trump pardons billionaire crypto CEO, Putin responds to new US sanctions
NATO chief says Putin ‘running out of money, troops and ideas’
US slaps Russia with new sanctions that will ‘impact’
Former US Navy rear admiral Mark Montgomery describes the “impact” of US sanctions on Russia as coming down to “two factors”.

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Putin ally accuses Trump of an 'act of war' against Russia after US president imposed new oil sanctions
China, India slash Russian oil imports in major move

A bad week for Hungary’s strongman leader as Trump-Putin summit scrapped and US sanctions Russia

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was delighted to learn last week that Russia and the United States had chosen his country as the venue for another summit on ending the war in Ukraine.

U.S. sanctions against Russia put more pressure on Putin, NATO's Rutte says

The new sanctions imposed by the United States on Russia will put more pressure on President Vladimir Putin, who is running out of money, troops and ideas, NATO chief Mark Rutte told reporters on Friday.

Trump Imposes Sanctions on Russian Oil Companies as His Frustration With Putin Mounts

The sanctions are among the most significant measures that the United States has taken against the Russian energy sector since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
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