US to push Russia to end war in Ukraine through sanctions

A woman walks past debris and damaged buildings after shelling in Kostyantynivka, in the eastern Donetsk region, on Feb. 7, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. FILE - Keith Kellogg, then-national security adviser to the U.S. vice president, speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Sept. 22, 2020. A member of the White Angel unit of Ukrainian police officers checks an area for drones as they try to persuade residents to evacuate, in the front-line town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Feb. 6, 2025.

The U.S. special envoy to Russia and Ukraine said Thursday the U.S. plans to significantly step up pressure on Russia through sanctions to end the war in Ukraine.