WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday (Mar 7) threatened new sanctions and tariffs on Russia over its bombardments of Ukraine, after beforehand suspending US help to Kyiv in a acknowledged bid to encourage diplomacy.
“Based mostly on the truth that Russia is completely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield proper now, I’m strongly contemplating massive scale Banking Sanctions, Sanctions, and Tariffs on Russia till a Stop Fireplace and FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ON PEACE IS REACHED,” Trump wrote on his Fact Social platform.
“To Russia and Ukraine, get to the desk proper now, earlier than it’s too late,” he wrote.
Trump’s menace comes after Russia launched main drone and missile assaults on Friday on Ukraine’s power infrastructure.
