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Donald Trump Expresses Frustration with Vladimir Putin over Ongoing Ukraine Conflict
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US President Donald Trump expressed his anger and frustration over Russian President Vladimir Putin's comments on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's leadership, stating that he was "pissed off" and considering secondary tariffs on Russian oil if a ceasefire in Ukraine is not reached.
If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia's fault … I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil, on all oil coming out of Russia.
That would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can't do business in the United States, there will be a 25 percent tariff on all — on all oil, a 25- to 50-point tariff on all oil.
You could say that I was very angry, pissed off, when Putin said yesterday that — you know, when Putin started getting into [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky's credibility, because that's not going in the right location, you understand?
If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia's fault — which it might not be — but if I think it was Russia's fault, I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil, on all oil coming out of Russia.
That would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can't do business in the United States.
For too long now, America's proposal for an unconditional ceasefire has been on the table without an adequate response from Russia.
There could already be a ceasefire if there was real pressure on Russia.
We in Finland understand not to trust Putin. Don't underestimate his capacity to delay. But we need to call his bluff. It's typically Russian to say, 'yes, Mr President, there's a ceasefire'. And after that, say, 'but the conditions are …' That's not the way in which I think we should negotiate with the Russians. The only thing they understand is power.
My message in the conversations I have with the president is that we need a ceasefire, and we need a deadline for the ceasefire, and then we need to pay a price for breaking a ceasefire.
April 20 would be a good time for a full ceasefire without any conditions.
A ceasefire is about monitoring the line of contact and can entail some kind of coalition of the willing in the air, sea, and then also in land.
Anyone who says that a referendum that has been conducted in the Crimean peninsula is somehow valid doesn't know what international relations means. We fundamentally disagree with that approach. I personally will never, ever recognise any territorial acquisition by Russia to Ukraine.
US Support to Ukraine
- Trump says Russia and Ukraine to "immediately" start ceasefire talks
- Vance meets Zelenskyy in Rome amid diplomatic efforts on Ukraine ceasefire
- Trump says he will speak with Putin on the phone on Monday
sources
- 1.The Guardian
- 2.CNA News
- 3.The Japan Times
- 4.Al Jazeera
- 5.France 24
- 6.The Times of India
- 7.ABC News (Australia)
- 8.The Washington Post
- 9.Associated Press
- 10.Guardian
- 11.NBC News
- 12.Politico
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.US under Donald Trump
- 3.2024 US Presidential Election
- 4.Russia-Ukraine War
- 5.US-Russia Relations
- 6.US under Joe Biden
- 7.Rare-Earth Elements
- 8.Saudi Foreign Policy
countries
- 1.Russian Federation
- 2.Ukraine
- 3.Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 4.United States
- 5.Finland
- 6.China
- 7.Greenland
- 8.Israel
- 9.India
- 10.Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 11.United Kingdom
- 12.Oman
organizations
- 1.Meet the Press
- 2.Kremlin
- 3.White House
- 4.Signal
- 5.YouTube
- 6.International Energy Agency
- 7.Republican Party
- 8.Trump International Golf Course
- 9.United Nations
- 10.US Senate
persons
- 1.Donald Trump
- 2.Vladimir Putin
- 3.Volodymyr Zelenskiy
- 4.Alexander Stubb
- 5.Kristen Welker
- 6.Masoud Pezeshkian
- 7.Keir Starmer
- 8.Steven Witkoff
- 9.Aleksey Nikolskyi
- 10.António Guterres
- 11.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
- 12.Gideon Saar