Trump threatened Russian Federation with imposing "huge tariffs" if it refuses to settle the conflict in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has threatened Russia with the imposition of "huge tariffs" if it does not settle the conflict in Ukraine soon. He said in an interview with Fox news on January 23.

"If they don't settle this conflict soon, almost immediately I will impose huge tariffs on Russia, huge taxes, and also big sanctions," he announced.

At the same time, Trump said that he loves and respects the Russian people and does not want to resort to drastic measures.

"I don't want to do that, you know, I love the Russian people, they're wonderful people. But we have to end this conflict," he concluded.

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The 47th president of the United States sees the Ukrainian crisis as an obstacle as well as a goal

On this day, Trump said he could not say with certainty whether Russian President Vladimir Putin 's new anti-Russian sanctions would lead to an agreement on the Ukrainian conflict. At the same time, the leader of the United States said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (whose term of office expired on May 20, 2024) is ready to conclude an agreement with the Russian Federation.

Before that, Donald Trump said that he wanted to meet with the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin as soon as possible to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine. The leader of the United States noted that he intended to see the President of the Russian Federation to stop the waste of millions of lives.

Also on January 22, Trump expressed hope that his team is already making great efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. The US President promised to put an end to the conflict, but did not provide details.

On the same day, the head of Ukraine admitted the possibility of negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin if Trump gives Kiev security guarantees. According to Zelensky, the only question for him is what guarantees we are talking about, and he wants to have this understanding before the talks.