(BBC) President Donald Trump has urged Russia’s Vladimir Putin to make a deal to end the “ridiculous” Ukraine war or face new tariffs and sanctions.
In a social media post, he said he had a good relationship with his Russian counterpart but if a deal was not made soon he would impose fresh economic penalties.
RUSSIA’S RESPONSE:
Russia responds to Trump threat of ‘taxes, tariffs and sanctions’ – Reuters
We’ve just seen a response by Russia’s deputy UN Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy to Donald Trump’s threat earlier today of “taxes, tariffs and sanctions” on the country if it does not end the war in Ukraine.
Polyanskiy said the Kremlin would need to know what Trump wants in a deal to stop the war before the country moves forward.
“It’s not merely the question of ending the war,” Polyanskiy told Reuters.
“It’s first and foremost the question of addressing root causes of Ukrainian crisis.”
He continued: “So we have to see what does the ‘deal’ mean in President Trump’s understanding. He is not responsible for what the US has been doing in Ukraine since 2014, making it ‘anti-Russia’ and preparing for the war with us, but it is in his power now to stop this malicious policy.”
Credit: BBC