Peter Doocy Reports on White House Sanctions Against Russian Oil Giants

New Sanctions on Russian Oil

• ⚡ The Trump administration is imposing new sanctions on two of Russia's largest oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil.
• 🎯 Rosneft, holding approximately 40% of Russia's oil production, and Lukoil, with about 15% of oil and gas production, are directly targeted.
• 💡 These sanctions are intended as economic punishment if Russia is not ready for serious peace talks.

Trump's Stance on the Ukraine War

• 🕊️ President Trump believes Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine and hopes the sanctions will not be long-lasting.
• 🇺🇸 He stated that if he were president, the conflict would never have started.

Tomahawk Missiles for Ukraine

• 🚫 President Trump has decided against sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine for deep strikes into Russia.
• ⚠️ The stated reason is a significant learning curve, suggesting it would take Ukrainians 6 months to a year to learn to operate them, implying Americans would have to fire them.
• 🗣️ This decision is met with some disagreement, with suggestions that it could take as little as six weeks to learn, and that more aggressive measures could hasten the war's end.
• 🌍 The White House does not want American involvement in firing such missiles.