Trump is considering new sanctions against Russia for Ukraine conflict
Trump is considering new sanctions against Russia for Ukraine conflict
President Donald Trump could impose new sanctions against Russia in the coming days. This happens in the course of his trouble about Russian President Vladimir Putin, who covered Ukraine with air strikes at the weekend, so insider information. Various options have been developed in the past few weeks to take new measures to punish Moscow. So far, however, Trump has this not approved . The President expressed on Sunday that he would consider "absolutely" new sanctions after an intensive rocket and drone attack that demanded many fatalities.
Trump's statements about Putin
"He kills many people," said Trump on Sunday about Putin. "I don't know what's wrong with him. What happened to him?" Despite this sharp criticism, Trump could decide not to implement the new sanctions. According to insiders, he has privately said that new sanctions could dissuade Russia from the peace talks.
conversations about sanctions and peace negotiations
"The President believes that if you threaten to stop sanctions, the Russians will speak. There is a value in talking to them and getting them to step at the negotiating table," said Foreign Minister Marco Rubio to the members of the Senate Committee for external relationships last week. This happened a day after the phone call between Trump and Putin. "As we will see, you have to do this, nobody claims that this is a guarantee."
international reactions and expectations
According to Trump's recent statements, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed the hope that the US President could change his opinion. "President Trump realizes that President Putin told him on the phone that he was ready for peace or his envoys that he was ready for peace - that was a lie," said Macron on Monday. "We saw again that Donald Trump expresses his anger. A form of impatience. I just hope that this will now be implemented in deeds."Republican support for harder measures
Some of Trump's Republican allies have also called for a harder course. Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina brought in a draft law that imposes a 500%customs fee on imports from countries that continue to buy Russian oil, natural gas or uranium.
possible measures against the Russian energy sector
Trump previously addressed new sanctions against the Russian banking sector and secondary sanctions against buyers of Russian energy products. Both options were developed, but it was unclear what specific steps Trump is considering after the recent Russian bombing in Ukraine.
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