India, Oct. 24 -- United States President Donald Trump sought to dismiss Russia's reaction on the US energy sanctions announced on Wednesday and said that the impact of those sanctions remains to be seen in upcoming few months.

When asked by a reporter in White House on Thursday about Russian President Vladimir Putin's reaction to the US sanctions that they won't cause any major harm to the country's economy, Trump said, "I am glad he feels that way. I'll let you know about it in six months from now. Let's see how it all works out..."

The United States President announced sanctions on two of the biggest Russian oil companies - Rosneft and Lukoil - on Wednesday in a bid to pressurise Russia into stopping the war in Ukraine. Global oil pr...