US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would likely impose sanctions on Russia if its President, Vladimir Putin, refuses to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
Mr. Trump gave no details on possible additional sanctions. The United States has already heavily sanctioned Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Mr. Trump said his administration was also examining the issue of sending weapons to Ukraine, adding that in his view the European Union should do more to support Ukraine.
“We’re talking with (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskiy, we’re going to be talking with President Putin very soon,” Trump said. “We will look into the matter.
-Mr. Trump said he had pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping to intervene to end the war in Ukraine.
“He hasn’t done much about it. He has a lot of … power, like we have a lot of power. I told him, ‘You should sort this out.’ We talked about it.”
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