Trump has extended sanctions against Russia for another year.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has decided to extend a series of sanctions against Russia for another year. These restrictions were implemented in various years – by Barack Obama in 2014, by Trump himself in 2018, and by Joe Biden in 2022.

In the explanatory note accompanying the document regarding the extension of sanctions, it is stated that “the actions and policies referred to in these decrees continue to pose an extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States.”

Originally, the sanctions that Trump extended were imposed in response to Russia's military aggression in Ukraine in 2014, according to The Moscow Times.

In the following years, the restrictions expanded, covering an increasing number of individuals and organizations involved in supporting Russian policies in the region.

In 2018, the Trump administration introduced new sanctions as part of an intensified effort to pressure Moscow, and in 2022, President Biden further expanded the sanctions list following the onset of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Recall that on February 26, Trump stated that sanctions against Russia would remain in effect until a peace agreement regarding Ukraine is signed.

He emphasized that any potential easing of sanctions could only be discussed after hostilities have ceased.

Furthermore, the American president declared that in the context of negotiations to end the conflict, Washington would seek the return of some territories occupied by Russian forces to Kyiv.

In January, Trump suggested the possibility of imposing additional sanctions if Moscow refuses to engage in negotiations to resolve the conflict.

Over the past year, the number of Russians on the sanctions lists has increased by more than 2,000 individuals and legal entities, according to statistics from the X-Compliance system.

As of December 31, 2024, the sanctions lists compiled by the UN, the US, the EU, the UK, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore, Japan, China, and Ukraine included 37,231 entities.

Of these, 17,347 are Russian individuals, while 19,879 are from other countries.

The sanctions list includes 9,213 individuals from Russia and 8,134 Russian companies.

Background. Additionally, it was reported today that the US has imposed sanctions on Chinese companies that assisted Iran in producing drones.