The New York Times cited Balázs Jarábik in its coverage of new U.S. sanctions targeting Russia’s major oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft. Jarábik, a former European Union diplomat in Kyiv, assessed that the measures were most likely a response to Russia’s campaign against Ukraine’s power grid. He described the sanctions - President Trump’s first major punitive moves against Russia after months of threats - as an attempt to pressure the Kremlin to halt strikes on energy infrastructure and consider a limited cease-fire focused on energy targets.