It is noted that Trump postponed the introduction of such sanctions for several months, believing that he could achieve fruitful negotiations with the illegitimate president of the aggressor country of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, and considered sanctions as a whole to be too and often ineffective. According to officials from the White House, Trump is still hoping for the development of economic partnership with the Russian Federation. But his disappointment in Putin is becoming more and more, according to the assistants. They said that he seriously examines the sanctions after Russia strengthened its attacks in recent days.
US officials have prepared new economic sanctions against Russia, including banking and energy measures. They say that a package of sanctions is ready for implementation, as soon as Trump will issue a corresponding decree.
One of the options supported by some advisers to Trump is the bill introduced by the Senator Lindsay Graham and Senator-Democrat Richard Blumenal last month, which would establish a 500 percent fee on goods imported from countries buying Russian oil. Graham and his colleague-the republican Senator Chuck Grassley, both close allies of Trump, said this week that now is the time to increase pressure in Putin.
Some advisers believe that the bill may be useful, since it will put into effect secondary sanctions. At the same time, Trump can essentially tell Putin that the decision on sanctions is outside his control, and maintain a communication line with him, a senior American official told the agency.
According to one of the US officials, representatives of the White House negotiated with the Republicans in the Senate regarding the content of the sanctions bill. As the agency’s source said, at the meetings held in recent days in Washington, US officials said they have no doubt about new sanctions.
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After conversation with Putin May 19 Trump said that Russia and Ukraine “will immediately start negotiations About the ceasefire and, more importantly, war. “In addition, the head of the White House said that so far Anti -Russian sanctions will not strengthen.
Putin claims that Kyiv and Moscow They plan to prepare a memorandum about a probable future peace agreement.
On May 25, Trump said that “Absolutely” is ready to strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation Because of the last massive shelling of Ukraine. The US President noted that he “does not like” what Putin does, adding that he “completely lost his mind.”
May 26 Zelensky He said that the agricultural country of the Russian Federation has released more than 900 drum drones against Ukraine in three days, “plus ballistics, plus winged missiles.”
Trump's words that Putin, trying to capture Ukraine, leads the Russian Federation to collapse, collapsed the Russian stock market per 100 billion rubles. (approximately $ 1.2 billion) in a few hours, reported on May 26 The Moscow Times.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump can impose sanctions Against the Russian Federation before June 1.
May 27 in Truth Social Trump again criticized Putin's actions. The head of the White House said that if it were not for him, with “Russia had long had to happen very bad things” and “Putin plays with fire.”
On the same day, spokesman for the US State Department Tammy Bruce said that the last statements of Trump Do not perceive as disappointment in Putin.
