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U.S. President Trump says Republicans are preparing legislation to impose sanctions on any country trading with Russia, with Iran possibly included.
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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump says Republicans are preparing new legislation
00:04to impose sweeping sanctions on any country doing business with Russia,
00:09with the possibility of expanding the measures to include Iran.
00:13Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trump said the sanctions would very severely target governments
00:19that maintain economic ties with Moscow.
00:22Trump, however, did not provide any details on when such measures could be formally introduced.
00:31He also did not elaborate on which nations could be affected
00:34or whether the proposed sanctions would apply to all sectors of trade.
00:38The comments come as Washington continues to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine
00:42and seeks to isolate Iran over its nuclear program and support for regional militias.
00:48The push for new sanctions follows the U.S. targeting India under the same policy
00:53after New Delhi continued buying discounted Russian oil and expanding trade with Moscow.
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