US President Donald Trump has warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to end the ‘ridiculous war’ in Ukraine or face higher tariffs and more sanctions.
Trump, who was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Jan. 20, said Wednesday on TruthSocial, the social media platform he owns.
Trump called out Russian President Putin by name in a social media post, arguing that he has always had a good relationship with the leader, but it’s time to end “this ridiculous war”!
Emphasizing that he wants to harm Russia, Trump said he wants no more lives lost in the war.
“Let’s start this war, which would never have started if I were president, over! 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.” . No more lives should be lost!!!” Trump said.
“I love the Russian people, and have always had a great relationship with President Putin — and this despite the radical left’s Russia, Russia, Russia HOAX. We must never forget that Russia helped us win World War II. Helped, about 60,000,000 lives were lost in the process.
He also warned that if a cease-fire agreement was not reached soon, he would have “no other option but to impose tariffs, taxes and embargoes on anything Russia sells to the United States and various other countries.” There will be no way.”
“All that being said, I’m going for Russia, whose economy is failing, and President Putin, a huge favor. Fix it now, and stop this ridiculous war! It’s just going to get worse.” It’s going to get worse. If we don’t make a “deal” and soon, I have no choice but to impose higher tariffs on anything Russia sells to the US and other partner countries. , to impose tariffs and sanctions, an open appeal to the Russian leader said while doing
The Biden administration earlier this month imposed a series of sanctions on Russia’s various economic sectors, including its oil and energy sectors, to reduce its revenue to finance the war in Ukraine. .
Trump has been calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine for months and has urged both sides to negotiate. Russian forces invaded Ukraine in early 2022, and both sides have suffered heavy losses in nearly three years of fighting since then.
During his election campaign, Trump repeatedly said that if he were elected president, he could end the war between Russia and Ukraine in a day. He would continue to claim that Putin would never have attacked if Trump had been president, National Public Radio reported.
On Tuesday, Trump said he was open to a meeting with Putin at any time, but also warned that he would likely impose sanctions on Russia if it did not come to the table on Ukraine. .
“It looks like it,” Trump told reporters when asked if the United States would impose additional sanctions on Russia if Putin does not come to the negotiating table.
Trump also said that Ukrainian President Zelensky told him he wanted peace.
“He’s told me he wants peace very strongly, but it takes two to tango. We’ll see what happens. I’ll meet when he wants. I want to see the end of it. Millions of people killed. It’s a vicious situation,” he said.
