President of the United States Donald Trump confirmed that he is ready to move to the"second stage" of sanctions against Russia. He writes about this Reuters .

Journalists asked the American leader whether he was ready to tighten sanctions against Russia, moving to the"second phase" of restrictions.

"Yes, I'm ready," Trump replied.

Recall that earlier US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant stated that Washington ready to increase pressure on Moscow However, he emphasized that it is necessary for European partners to do this as well.

Sanctions against Russia - important news

Earlier, the Associated Press, citing a source, wrote that a group of European officials, together with their American colleagues, on September 8 New sanctions against Russia to be discussed in Washington It is noted that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant has already discussed this with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

In addition, Bloomberg reported that the European Union plans to impose secondary sanctions against countries that help Russia circumvent existing restrictions. These measures will be discussed by EU foreign ministers at a meeting in Copenhagen this week.

The foreign ministers of the EU member states are expected to discuss the use of the so-called anti-sanctions circumvention instrument, which was adopted in 2023.