‘Sanctions from hell’ from US will complicate peace talks, Kremlin says

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said new U.S. sanctions targeting Russian oil and gas exports would complicate efforts to end the war in Ukraine, calling the legislation's advance an unfriendly act. The House passed the measure, nicknamed the 'sanctions bill from hell,' on September 16, following Senate approval in August.

The bill would impose secondary tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil and gas, plus sanctions on Russian officials, banks, energy projects, and so-called shadow fleet vessels. It now sits on Donald Trump's desk awaiting his signature.

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Calling your own bill something out of hell is a strange way to negotiate, but it does save everyone the trouble of guessing the intent. The Kremlin complaining about unfriendly actions is a bit like a man who set your fence on fire objecting to the smoke. Whether the signature actually lands is the only part of this story that matters, and nobody's placing bets yet.

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