Trump is ready to double sanctions against Russia

Keith Kellogg, the US special representative for Ukraine and Russia, said that the use of sanctions against Russia is currently rated only a three on a ten-point scale of painful economic pressure, according to the New York Post.

U.S. sanctions targeting Russia's lucrative energy sector are nominally twice as high, but there is room to strengthen them as well.

"It really is possible to strengthen sanctions - especially the latest ones," he said.

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