Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s bombing campaign puts ‘all options on the table’, says Trump official
Russian president Vladimir Putin has gone back on his word at the Alaska summit with Donald Trump by increasing his “despicable” bombing campaign against Ukrainian cities, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent says.
On being asked if the Trump administration is considering new sanctions against Russia, Bessent said: “All options are on the table.”
Since that meeting in Anchorage last month, Putin has “done the opposite of following through on what he indicated he wanted to do. As a matter of fact, he has, in a despicable, despicable manner, increased the bombing campaign,” Bessent told Fox News yesterday.
“So I think with President Trump, all options are on the table, and I think we’ll be examining those very closely this week,” he added.
At least 25 people were killed and 63 people, including 11 children, in a single attack by Russia last week.
Meanwhile, France is today set to host a mostly virtual meeting of 30 countries to discuss their latest efforts to provide Ukraine with security support once there is a peace agreement with Russia.
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