Trump's stark warning: Sanctions loom in Russia-Ukraine standoff
IIf we don't make a 'deal,' and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, announced U.S. President Donald Trump, referring to the war in Ukraine. Russia responded to the statements of the new U.S. president.
During Thursday's press conference, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov emphasized that Russia remains ready for dialogue based on mutual respect.
"We are very closely monitoring all the rhetoric, all the statements, we carefully record all the nuances," he noted, referring to Donald Trump's recent statements. He added that Russia is still waiting for an official signal from the new U.S. administration to begin talks.
I intend to do Russia a great favour
"All of that being said, I’m going to do Russia, whose Economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big FAVOR. Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. If we don’t make a 'deal,' and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries. Let’s get this war, which never would have started if I were President, over with!," Trump wrote on the social media platform Truth Social. "We can do it the easy way, or the hard way - and the easy way is always better. It’s time to 'MAKE A DEAL,'" he added (original spelling).
Trump noted in his post that he loves the Russians and has always had good relations with Putin, despite the "hoax" of the left, as he called the scandal regarding his team's contacts with Russians. He also mentioned that Russia "helped us win the Second World War, losing almost 60,000,000 lives in the process."
Trump issues an ultimatum
The new U.S. president already on Tuesday stated that imposing new sanctions on Russia is "likely" if Vladimir Putin refuses to negotiate. He previously asserted that Putin is "destroying" the country by refusing talks, estimating Russian losses at 800,000 to one million soldiers. He also emphasized that while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready for talks, he doesn't know if Putin wants the same. However, he announced that he will soon have a conversation with him, claiming he is ready whenever Putin wants.
Despite the threat of imposing tariffs on goods from Russia, the United States doesn't import many Russian products and has imposed an embargo on the import of Russian resources such as oil, aluminum, gold, diamonds, nickel, and some other metals, as well as uranium.
