WASHINGTON, May 19. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump is still considering introducing a package of secondary sanctions against Russia, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made it clear at a regular briefing.
When asked about the status of the secondary sanction package the President's been talking about, she replied: "I think everything's on the table. Yes. And again, I won't get ahead of the President in any commitments or decisions, but certainly it's something he's been looking at and discussing."
"He [President Trump] has made it clear to both sides that he wants to see a peaceful resolution, a cease fire, as soon as possible. <…> And he's grown weary and frustrated with both sides of the conflict. The President and his team have put an enormous amount of effort in solving this very complicated war that, again, began because of the last [Joe Biden’s] administration's weakness," the Press Secretary added.
She was asked to comment on the meeting between US Vice President J.D. Vance and Vladimir Zelensky in Rome.
"My understanding was it was a good meeting, a productive meeting, and we're grateful that the Vice President did it," Leavitt replied.
Last week, when asked about the possibility of new sanctions against Iran and Russia for aiding Tehran and the conflict in Ukraine, Trump said that he always considered secondary sanctions.