JAKARTA - Moscow insists it has not seen any reports of possible new US sanctions against Russia. although the Kremlin knows Washington has such plans.
"We have not seen such a report. However, it is known that a number of offices in Washington have such plans," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
commenting on the Bloomberg report, reported by TASS, Wednesday, December 17.
Bloomberg previously reported, citing sources, that the United States was preparing new sanctions against the Russian energy sector if a peace deal on Ukraine, which is currently being negotiated, is not resolved.
New sanctions could be announced as early as this week, according to the sources.
Bloomberg also noted that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had previously discussed anti-Russian sanctions with EU representatives. However, sources said the final decision would remain in the hands of US President Donald Trump.
A meeting between the US and Ukrainian delegations to resolve the conflict in Ukraine took place in Berlin on December 14-15.
The talks lasted about five hours on December 14 and about two hours on December 15. That evening, a number of European leaders, as well as the heads of the European Commission and NATO, discussed the progress of the talks.
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