US President Donald Trump extended for another year the sanctions against Russia imposed over its aggression against Ukraine, according to a notice published in the US Federal Register on 19 February. The renewal preserves the national emergency framework first declared in 2014 and keeps the full range of restrictions in force until at least 6 March 2027.
This follows the latest round of US-backed Kyiv–Moscow talks, which — despite the White House's claims of "meaningful progress" — predictably yielded no results, as Russia continues to press its maximalist demands amounting to Ukraine’s capitulation.
It is the second time since returning to office that Trump has renewed the anti-Russia sanctions. He previously extended them on 25 February 2025, one day after the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Trump renews national emergency over Ukraine
Trump extended Executive Order 13660, originally signed on 6 March 2014, which established a state of national emergency over actions undermining democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine.
The document states that Russia's actions and policies "continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States."
The document was filed on 19 February and scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on 20 February. The sanctions will now remain in effect beyond 6 March 2026, extending the emergency for another full year.
The renewed sanctions cover restrictions introduced by three US presidents.
- Barack Obama signed the original 2014 executive order over actions undermining Ukraine's democratic processes and issued three more that year, including one specifically addressing Russia's occupation of Crimea.
- Trump himself broadened the measures in September 2018 during his first term.
- Joe Biden further expanded the scope on 21 February 2022, after Russia recognized the so-called DNR and LNR (Donetsk and Luhansk "people's republics" — Russian-run occupation administrations) — three days before Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Last October, the US imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil — the most recent round of restrictions enacted during Trump’s second term.
