The Kremlin: The recent American sanctions against Russia are 'futile' and will not achieve their goals

The Kremlin confirmed that the new American sanctions imposed on Russia will yield no significant results, emphasizing that they will meet the same fate as the previous sanctions over the past two years.

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated in press remarks, commenting on U.S. President Donald Trump's statements expressing hope that the effects of the sanctions would become apparent in the coming months:

> "Trump said yesterday that we will see what happens regarding the sanctions in six months. Our response is simply: we will indeed see that in six months, just as we saw the results of the previous sanctions a year and two years ago, and God willing, we will see it again in half a year."
Peskov added that Moscow does not approach sanctions with a confrontational logic, stressing that Russia "is not working against anyone, but for its own interests," and that it will take the necessary measures to serve its national interests in the best possible way.

In a related context, the Kremlin spokesman commented on the possibility of a second summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and American President Donald Trump, stating that both sides are not seeking to hold a meeting "just for the sake of meeting," adding:

> "Trump said he has currently stopped thinking about holding the summit, but he repeated over the past two days that he does not rule out holding it later. President Putin shares this position and has indicated this himself during his talks with the media."

Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions that included the Russian oil companies "Rosneft" and "Lukoil" along with 34 of their subsidiaries, as part of what Washington described as efforts to increase economic pressure on Moscow.

In contrast, Trump announced the cancellation of his scheduled meeting with Putin in Budapest, clarifying that he still wishes to hold the meeting at a later time.