Trump Announces New Sanctions Against Russia Amid Escalating Conflict in Ukraine
On September 8, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the White House is prepared to advance to the second phase of sanctions against Russia as peace talks aimed at resolving the ongoing Ukraine crisis remain stagnant, reports 24brussels.
During a media interaction outside the White House en route to New York, Trump affirmed, “Yeah, I am,” when asked if he was ready to implement the new sanctions. Details regarding the specifics of the sanctions were not provided.
Trump’s outlook on the possibility of a resolution to the conflict has grown increasingly bleak, according to NBC News, which cited two senior administration officials. The President expressed doubts about a potential meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders happening soon.
On the same day, a significant government building in Kyiv’s administration area suffered damage from a nighttime drone and missile attack, marking the first such attack on this key facility since the conflict’s onset, as confirmed by Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
In a related development, Trump announced on September 5 that he would not attend the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa but would delegate Vice President JD Vance to represent the United States. He revealed plans for next year’s G20 meeting to be hosted at his Trump National Doral resort in Miami, promoting it as an optimal location due to its proximity to the airport. “It’s beautiful,” he claimed, stating that his family business “will not make any money on it.”
Notably, during his first term, Trump faced bipartisan backlash when he proposed using his Doral resort as the venue for the G7 summit in 2020, a plan he ultimately abandoned to avoid perceived conflicts of interest.
