Energy Secretary Wright Says Sanctioning Russian Oil to End Ukraine War Is a Possibility

Earlier this month, Trump threatened secondary tariffs on buyers of Russian oil if Moscow does not agree to a peace deal by early September.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy, on Capitol Hill on May 7, 2025. Nathan Howard/File Photo /Reuters

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Fox News on July 22 that imposing sanctions on Russian oil in an effort to end the Ukraine war is a “very real possibility.”

Wright said in an interview on Fox News’s “Special Report” with host Bret Baier that sanctions are “the biggest pressure you can put on [Russia], and President [Donald] Trump has been all in on peace, wherever it is.”