Bessent warns 'all options are on the table' for Russia sanctions

Fox Business ^ | 9/1/2025 | Stephen Sorace

[marcusmaximus]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News in an exclusive interview that "all options are on the table" as the Trump administration weighs sanctions on Russia after President Vladimir Putin continued to bombard Ukraine despite recent talks about peace.

Bessent spoke with Senior National Correspondent Rich Edson at Martin's Tavern in Washington, D.C., responding to a question about potential sanctions on Russia.

"I think everything's on the table," Bessent said. "President Putin, since the historic meeting in Anchorage, since the phone call, when the European leaders and President Zelensky were at the White House the following Monday, has done the opposite of following through on what he indicated he wanted to do. As a matter of fact, he has, in a despicable, despicable manner, increased the bombing campaign."

Bessent added: "So I think with President Trump, all options are on the table, and I think we'll be examining those very closely this week."

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[kiryandil]

That should "stiffen" your resistance to The Putin, mucus.

What Lyman doink?

[marcusmaximus]

Your Putin is weak.

[kiryandil]

May 29, 2025
To: kiryandil
Your Putin has 2 weeks to get with the program.
23 posted on 5/29/2025, 10:15:49 AM by marcusmaximus
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4319737/posts?page=23#23

And speaking of marcusassclownus, here’s a prediction from May.

[silverleaf]

Both sides are bombing each other, attack invites response.

Russia is making steady territorial gains and chewing up thousands of Ukrainian troops per week ( their MinDef just briefed Putins war cabinet the Ukes have lost 340,000 troops so far in 2025) …while the EU keeps promising money weapons and maybe troops to Zelensky …..who keeps sending drones into Russia to cause piecemeal damage that only strengthens Russian resolve for an eventual large neutral demilitarized buffer zone.

Why would either side enter a “ceasefire”?

[Socon-Econ]

He and Lyndsey Graham are quite a pair.

[odawg]

Yep, lets see how many economies we can crash, along with ours, to prolong Biden’s war. We can’t disappoint the CIA and the ghouls in the Biden administration. No, sir. What can resolve the conflict is more death and destruction, maybe everyone will die.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

All options are always on all tables, as the metaphor means really "no comment."

Rhetorical placeholders as news is quite an amusing thing.

[cowboyusa]

These baby Nations want to fight, let them slaughter each other. The Europeans are paying us for wepons.