Fri, 07 Mar 2025

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 Trump 'strongly considering' large-scale sanctions and tariffs on Russia

The president has reversed US policy and says he trusts Putin and finds dealing with Ukraine difficult.

* US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose large-scale sanctions and tariffs on Russia until a ceasefire and peace deal with Ukraine is reached.
* Trump said he was contemplating this move because "Russia is absolutely 'pounding' Ukraine on the battlefield right now".
* This marks a sharp change in tone from previous comments where Trump praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and blamed Ukraine's leader for not wanting peace with Russia.
* Hours earlier, Trump told reporters he was "finding it more difficult to deal with Ukraine" and repeated that he trusted Putin.
* Last Friday, Trump berated Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office and called him a dictator.
* The US has paused all military aid and intelligence-sharing with Kyiv, which some say may have enabled Russia's large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
* Trump said he wants to know if Ukraine "wants to settle" and justifyied the US move by saying Putin was doing "what anyone else would do".
* Trump wrote on social media that he is "strongly considering large scale Banking Sanctions, Sanctions, and Tariffs on Russia until a Cease Fire and FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ON PEACE IS REACHED".
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