The United States is preparing a further round of sanctions on Russia’s energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace accord with Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The U.S. is considering options such as targeting vessels in Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of tankers used to transport Moscow’s oil, and traders who facilitate the transactions, the report said.
The new measures could be announced as early as this week, the report added.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed the move when he met a group of European ambassadors earlier this week, the report noted.
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