Russia to feel impact of sanctions in late 2025 — political analyst

He expressed this opinion on Espreso TV.

"The Kremlin has made and will continue to make many attempts to build international alliances in its favor: BRICS, African congresses, and now a Russian-Arab congress is being prepared in Asia, which Putin's people are trying to organize. And there is no doubt that the Kremlin will seek to circumvent the sanctions regime," the political expert noted.

In his opinion, in the second half of 2025, we will see that secondary sanctions have become much stronger and more consistent. Secondly, there will be very active discussions on how to halt the operation of Russian seaports.

"Another issue will be how to use Russia’s frozen assets - this will be decided in the second half of the year, I have no doubt about that. Why? Because Putin clearly responded to Trump’s initiative - and this will go down in political and diplomatic history - by saying: ‘No, I will not stop the war.’ Therefore, in the second half of the year - as a response always takes a month or two to develop - we will see, starting from mid-summer, a consistent answer to the Kremlin’s refusal to agree to a ceasefire," Alexander Morozov concluded.

• On Monday, May 19, U.S. President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Trump stated that Russia and Ukraine will immediately begin negotiations on a ceasefire and an end to the war.
• U.S. President Donald Trump had two phone calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The first took place before his call with Vladimir Putin.
• During a phone call with European leaders, Donald Trump admitted that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is not ready to end the war in Ukraine because he believes he is winning.