Writing on the social network Truth Social on January 22, Mr. Trump said: “I don’t want to hurt Russia. I love the Russian people and have always had a very good relationship with President Vladimir Putin. We will never forget Russia’s contribution to victory in World War 2.” The US leader then emphasized the need to end the war in Ukraine. “If there is no agreement, I have no choice but to impose tariffs and embargoes on Russian goods sold to the United States, which will also be applied to many other participating countries,” he said.
US President Donald Trump threw a pen at Capital One Arena on January 20
Mr. Trump did not detail which other countries “participated” in the conflict that the US could embargo. Before Mr. Trump took power, former US President Joe Biden imposed many sanctions on thousands of Russian entities in many industries, since Moscow launched its military campaign in Ukraine.
Russian Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy said Moscow is waiting to see what Mr. Trump thinks an “agreement” to end the conflict in Ukraine means, and will likely wait for the US to take a specific stance on the issues. terms of the Ukraine agreement. “This is not just a matter of ending the war, but first and foremost a matter of resolving the root causes of the Ukraine crisis,” Mr. Polyanskiy told Reuters.
Mr. Trump warned of sanctions if Russia did not negotiate peace
During his election campaign, Mr. Trump repeatedly vowed to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict within 24 hours. However, advisers to the new US president admitted that reaching an agreement could take many months.
Since the outbreak of the Ukraine conflict, the value of US goods imported from Russia has dropped to $2.9 billion in the 11 months of 2024, compared to $29.6 billion in 2021. The US also no longer imports oil from Russia after sanctions. Products that the US also imports significantly are fertilizers used in agriculture, worth about 1.4 billion USD in 2023, and more than 1 billion USD of uranium used for nuclear energy, 1 billion USD each of palladium and rhodium. used in automobile manufacturing.
