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Trump threatens Putin with taxes, tariffs and sanctions over Ukraine war (www.theguardian.com)
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Donald Trump has threatened Russia with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon, as the new US president tries to increase pressure on Moscow to start negotiations with Kyiv.

Writing in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump said Russia’s economy was failing and urged Vladimir Putin to “settle now and stop this ridiculous war”.Without a deal, Trump said, “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.”

The statement marks Trump’s most detailed efforts yet to end the war in Ukraine. During the election campaign, he said he would end the war “in 24 hours” if elected. “Let’s get this war, which never would have started if I were President, over with! We can do it the easy way, or the hard way – and the easy way is always better,” he said.

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[–] Sodium_nitride@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Always funny to see how trump is way less pro-russia than liberals keep screaming. Man completely failed to warm US-Russia relations in his first term and I doubt he is in the second.

Trump’s latest statements highlight the unease many in Moscow’s elite feel about his unpredictability, which has led to a cautious response since his re-election.

Lol the trump admin is only unpredictable if you take trump's statements too much at face value. The US government doesn't run on 1 person's tweets.

Trump’s latest statement on the war in Ukraine notably omits any mention of providing additional weapons to Kyiv, instead signalling a shift towards deploying economic measures against Moscow.

Shift? The west has been using economic measures since day 1.

Trump administration officials have previously indicated that they believe the US could further target Russia’s economy by sanctioning its energy sector.

Lol. Sanctions raj on overdrive.