“The Kremlin commented on US President Donald Trump’s threats to introduce new sanctions against Russia if an agreement to end the Russian-Ukrainian war is not reached. Source: Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov, quoted by Meduza, “European Truth” Details: Peskov said that the Kremlin does not see “especially any new elements” in Trump’s statement.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
The Kremlin commented on US President Donald Trump’s threats to introduce new sanctions against Russia if an agreement to end the Russian-Ukrainian war is not reached.
Source: Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov, quoted by Meduza, “European Truth”
Details: Peskov said that the Kremlin does not see “especially any new elements” in Trump’s statement.
He said that Trump “likes sanctions methods” and that in his first term he became “the president of America who most often resorted” to such tools.
Peskov added that Russia remains ready for “equal and respectful” dialogue with the United States, which “took place” during Trump’s first term. At the same time, he said that the Russian Federation is waiting for signals “which have not yet arrived.”
Prehistory:
- On January 22, Donald Trump said that if an “agreement” is not reached soon to end the war in Ukraine, he will have no choice but to “impose high taxes, tariffs and sanctions on everything that Russia sells to the United States and other countries.” to whom it concerns”.
- On the first day of his presidency, Trump said that Vladimir Putin is destroying Russia without ending the war.
- Later, he announced that he was ready to consider increasing sanctions against Russia if it did not agree to negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine.