Donald Trump says he’s finding it “more difficult” to deal with Ukraine, in remarks delivered to reporters in the Oval Office
It comes after he said he was “strongly considering” large-scale sanctions and tariffs on Russia until a peace deal was reached. President Trump said Friday that he is “strongly considering” imposing sanctions and tariffs on Russia until it agrees to a ceasefire and peace deal that would halt Moscow’s three-year war with Ukraine.
Mr. Trump’s post on his social media platform, Truth Social, appears to be in response to drone and missile attacks launched on Ukrainian energy facilities Friday. The president said that because Russia is “absolutely ‘pounding'” Ukraine, “I am strongly considering large scale banking sanctions, sanctions and tariffs on Russia until a cease fire and final settlement agreement on peace is reached.”
The threat of US tariffs is unlikely to bother Vladimir Putin unduly,
Earlier, Ukraine said it used French-built Mirage jets for the first time to push back an overnight attack on its energy infrastructure
The barrage came days after the US suspended military aid to Kyiv this week, including intelligence sharing
Meanwhile, Polish PM Donald Tusk announces plans to train all adult men in warfare
