Washington, Oct 22, 2025 (AFP) - US announces heavy Russia sanctions, says Putin wasn't 'honest'

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2025-10-22

President Donald Trump is slapping Russia with one of the biggest ever packages of US sanctions after concluding that Vladimir Putin was not being "honest and forthright" in Ukraine talks, the US treasury chief said Wednesday. Scott Bessent announced the sanctions a day after a planned Trump-Putin summit Budapest was shelved, adding that the US leader was "disappointed" by the progress of ceasefire negotiations with Moscow. "We are going to eithe......

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