# Trump to take 60 days to assess effects of potential Russia sanctions, Rubio says

https://mins.news/en/item/104735

- TASS, 2026-10-18 00:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2203633

> Rubio said Trump plans to use a 60-day period to assess how potential sanctions on Russia and related tariffs on other countries could affect the US and global economies. Amid tensions in energy markets, Washington must weigh disruptions linked to Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, strikes on energy infrastructure in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and India’s Russian energy imports and partnership with the US.

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