US President Donald Trump has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a deal to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible. If not, he threatens Russia with sanctions and heavy taxes.
Trump announced this on his social network Truth Social.
“Make a deal now and end this senseless war! It will only get worse. If we don’t make a deal soon, I will have no choice but to impose high taxes, duties, and sanctions on everything Russia sells to the US and other countries,” Trump wrote.
At the same time, Trump added that he “is not going to harm Russia, loves the Russian people, and has always had a very good relationship with President Putin.” He also added that “Russia helped [the United States] win World War II at the cost of 60 million lives.” He also reiterated that the war in Ukraine would not have started if he had been president of the United States.
During his election campaign, Trump claimed that he could end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in one day.” However, after being elected president, his narrative changed. The Wall Street Journal writes that he instructed special envoy Keith Kellogg to end the war in Ukraine in 100 days.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly emphasized that Ukraine will defend its integrity and not give up its territories to Russia. In September, Zelenskyy met with Donald Trump and presented him with a plan for victory. According to the Ukrainian leader, the meeting was significant.
The new US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said that ending the Russian-Ukrainian war would be the official policy of the United States under Donald Trump’s presidency.
