October 22, 2025
Trump Treasury SLAPS Massive Sanctions on Russia’s Top Oil Giants — Demands “Immediate Ceasefire”
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Announces Sweeping Sanctions on Russia’s Largest Oil Companies, Urges Putin to End the War as Trump Administration Turns Up “Maximum Pressure” The Trump administration has just taken one of its boldest steps yet on the world stage. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Thursday a new round of sweeping sanctions targeting Russia’s two largest oil producers—Rosneft and Lukoil—signaling an escalation in the United States’ economic pressure campaign to force Moscow toward a ceasefire in Ukraine. The move marks a major shift from earlier, narrower sanctions and demonstrates that the White House is ready to use












