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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

Trump threatens Russia with new sanctions if no peace deal is reached with Ukraine in the next 50 days

The U.S. could impose crippling secondary sanctions on Russia if the three-year-old war it has been waging against Ukraine is not brought to an end by September 2, President Donald Trump has said.

Speaking in the Oval Office Monday alongside NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Trump said he’s “very unhappy” with Russia and its president Vladimir Putin, and pledged to impose what he described as “very severe tariffs” on Moscow “if we don’t have a deal in 50 days.”

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