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Trump threatened to impose sanctions and second tariffs on Russia if an agreement is not reached. He repeated his criticism of Putin for talking about ending the war but continuing to bomb Ukrainian civilians
United States President Donald Trump on Monday warned he would only give Russia 10 to 12 more days to reach peace with Ukraine. Two weeks ago, Trump had given Russian leader Vladimir Putin a50 day deadline to find a peace deal. The US president now said he saw “no reason to wait.”
Trump threatened to impose sanctions and secondary tariffs on Russia if an agreement is not reached. He repeated his criticism of Putin for talking about ending the war but continuing to bomb Ukrainian civilians.Asked at a news conference about a potential meeting with the Russian leader, Trump said: “I’m not so interested in talking anymore.”
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In a post on X, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed Trump’s “clear stance and expressed determination.” The US president still voiced some reluctance about imposing penalties on the Kremlin, saying that he loves the Russian people. “I don’t want to do that to Russia”, he said, but he noted how many Russians, along with Ukrainians, are dying in the war.
