https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/01/trump-ir...tions.html
This relates to Ukraine in that it makes clear that the current US administration will use "secondary" sanctions against other nations to achieve its aims. These types of sanctions do carry considerable diplomatic risk, but in the case of Iran it was deemed worthwhile. Does that mean a similar sanction could be forthcoming in the near future against Russia? If so, I hope the US laid the groundwork by ensuring at least the "larger" targets of the sanctions have a path to alternate supplies at reasonable prices. With the increase of both OPEC and US production, that should be possible. China may not change its behavior and keep buying from Russia anyway. India would be the nation the US should "work with" to hit Russian oil exports.
This relates to Ukraine in that it makes clear that the current US administration will use "secondary" sanctions against other nations to achieve its aims. These types of sanctions do carry considerable diplomatic risk, but in the case of Iran it was deemed worthwhile. Does that mean a similar sanction could be forthcoming in the near future against Russia? If so, I hope the US laid the groundwork by ensuring at least the "larger" targets of the sanctions have a path to alternate supplies at reasonable prices. With the increase of both OPEC and US production, that should be possible. China may not change its behavior and keep buying from Russia anyway. India would be the nation the US should "work with" to hit Russian oil exports.