Trump checks new sanctions against Russia due to the attacks in Ukraine
Trump checks new sanctions against Russia due to the attacks in Ukraine
President Donald Trump could impose new sanctions against Russia in the coming days, since he expresses his resentment about Russian President Vladimir Putin last weekend due to his air strikes. According to informed sources, Trump has developed options for new measures to punish Moscow in recent weeks, but has not yet given approval. On Sunday, the President said that he was "absolutely" considering new sanctions after a persistent bombardment with mortars and drones had asked for many lives.
Trump's concerns about sanctions
"He kills many people," said Trump on Sunday about Putin. "I don't know what's wrong with him. What happened to him?" Despite his violent rhetoric, Trump could still decide not to apply the new sanctions. This corresponds to his previous examples, in which he refrains from threats to Russia with regard to his actions in Ukraine. Trump privately said that new sanctions Russia could dissuade from peace discussions.
The perspective of the Foreign Minister
"The President believes that if you threaten to stop the Russians with sanctions. It is valuable to communicate with them and bring them to the table," said Foreign Minister Marco Rubio last week before the Senate, one day after Trump and Putin. "We will see, you have to do this, nobody claims that this is a guarantee."
Trump's phone call with European leaders
After talking to Putin, Trump informed Trump European Fi from a phone call that he would not agree to them for the time being to impose new measures against Moscow, even though he had previously signaled that he was ready for a harder approach to Putin, a European civil servant reported.
reactions from Europe and US policy
According to Trump's recent statements, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed hope that the US President would rethink his approach. "President Trump realizes that President Putin lied on the phone when he said he was ready for peace," said Macron on Monday. "We have seen again in the past few hours how Donald Trump expresses his anger. A form of impatience. I just hope that this will now be implemented in action."suggestions for harder measures
Some of Trump's Republican allies have also requested a more determined approach. Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina has brought in a law that would raise a custom of 500 % to imports from countries that continue to buy Russian oil, natural gas or uranium.
considerations for further sanctions
Trump previously addressed new sanctions against the Russian banking sector and secondary sanctions against buyers of Russian energy products. Both options were taken into account, but it was unclear which specific steps Trump after Russia's bombardment was considered in Ukraine at the weekend.
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