President Donald Trump said Friday that he would rise heat in Russia until he reaches a high fire and peace agreement with Ukraine.
Trump threatened Russia with sanctions and rates in a social position of truth.
“Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘hitting’ Ukraine on the battlefield at this time, I am considering strongly large -scale bank sanctions, sanctions and tariffs on Russia until a liquidation agreement is reached and a final agreement on peace. Russia and Ukraine, reach the table at this time, before it is too late.
President Donald Trump in Washington, on March 6, 2025 and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on March 7, 2025.
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The Biden administration issued sanctions previously to Russia after Ukraine invaded three years ago.
Trump has been criticized for not being hard with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his negotiations with Russia and Ukraine to end the conflict. He has falsely and repeatedly affirmed that Ukraine began war.
Answering questions from journalists at the Oval office later on Friday, Trump asked himself if he still believed that Putin “wants peace.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin presides over a security council meeting through videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on March 7, 2025.
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“I believe him,” Trump said. “I find it more difficult to deal with Ukraine. They don’t have letters.”
The president’s position occurred hours after Russia launched a great attack against Ukraine in which it deployed 261 missiles and drones that went to the energy and gas infrastructure in several regions, according to Ukrainian officials.
President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, on February 28, 2025.
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The Trump administration also stopped the aid and military intelligence data with Ukraine this week, after the explosive argument last week between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Trump and vice president JD Vance in the Oval office.
Zelenskyy backed Trump and Vance during the meeting and reiterated that Putin has returned to negotiations and has harmed his country.
Trump was asked if Putin was taking advantage of the void left by the United States who dropped his help to Ukraine.
“I think he is doing what anyone else would do. I think he is hitting them stronger. He wants me to end. I think Ukraine wants to finish, but I don’t know,” said the president and added that the war should not have begun.
