In a Friday interview with Fox News, Trump said that his patience “as if he was exhausted and at a fast pace.” – We intend to introduce very hard sanctions, aimed at banks, as well as hit the oil sector and introduce additional tariffs He added.
He also reminded that he had previously imposed the Higher Commercial Customers to India, which became the largest recipient of Russian oil. “It wasn't easy and caused a conflict,” he admitted.
Trump noted that he does not know if Russia is now ready at the end of the fourth year of the conflict. At the same time, he stated that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelanski “not very quickly” showed readiness to talk.
You need two for tango. When Putin wants, Zelanski doesn't want to. When Zelanski wants, Putin doesn't want to. Now Zelanski wants, and Putin is in question
– says Trump.
According to Politico's findings, to convince Trump that Putin is not ready to end the war, European leaders led After a few weeks of intensive negotiations. “In the end, Trump is on our side,” said one of the EU diplomats quoted by the portal.
The hardest sanctions for years? Trump threatens Russian banks
Politico sources claim that Trump has managed to pressure on the Kremlin, although the US and EU are still different in assessing how to do it. The Trump administration suggests that the Union together with the US introduces 100 % tariffs towards countries buying Russian energy raw materials. In Brussels, however, it is believed that it is better to focus on sanctions against specific banks and companies.
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According to Bloomberg, administration Trump proposes to apply tariffs to Russian oil clients from the G7 level, as well as limiting both exports and imports to block Russia's access to double application technology.
In addition, Washington suggests Europe to start a direct confiscation of frozen Russian reserves for financing aid for Ukraine. The European Union currently has approx. EUR 200 billion (approx. PLN 864 billion) of Russian assets covered by sanctions. For now, only interest on their investing is used. American officials propose to gradually start using these reserves themselves – they say Bloomberg's sources.
