Trump commented on Putin's reaction to the sanctions

The impact of new US sanctions on Russia will become clear in six months, said US President Donald Trump. This is how he responded to the words of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the restrictions do not work.

"I am glad that he (Putin) He thinks so. We'll see in six months," said the head of the White House.

The new US sanctions affected the two largest Russian oil companies — Rosneft and LUKOIL, and their subsidiaries. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explained the restrictive measures by the fact that the Russian president was not "honest and frank" in negotiations about Ukraine.

The White House expects that sanctions will cause damage to Moscow, said spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt.

"President Trump has always maintained that he will impose sanctions against Russia when he deems it appropriate and necessary. And yesterday was exactly that day," she said.

According to Leavitt, the American leader "wants to see action, not just talk."

Putin called this step by Washington an attempt to put pressure on Russia, but stressed that self-respecting states never do anything under pressure. "Despite certain losses," Russia "feels confident and stable," he assured.