United States President Donald Trump has published a statement that threatened Russia with rates and sanctions, in the midst of Moscow’s allegations on the country that has invaded, Ukraine.
On its true social platform on Friday, Trump avoided condemning the invasion of Russia, which has been denounced as an unjustified crime of aggression under the United Nations Charter.
Instead, it focused on the last bombing of Russia, which happened a few days after the United States announced that it would stop temporarily Sharing military intelligence With Ukraine.
« Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely » beating « of Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am firmly regarded by large -scale bank sanctions, sanctions and rates in Russia until a fire and final settlement agreement on peace is reached, » Trump « , Trump », Trump « , Trump » write.
« In Russia and Ukraine, come to the table right now, before it’s too late. Thank you !!! « »
Trump has repeatedly stated his goal of serving as « pacifier » and « mediator » between Russia and Ukraine, the latter has been defending a large -scale invasion since February 2022.
But Trump has increasingly criticized the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while showing an affinity for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
Later, at a White House, Trump on Friday’s press conference, Trump described Russia’s negotiations as « easier » than similar discussions with Ukraine.
« I find it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine and do not have the letters, » said Trump.
A stress of tension
Tensions with Zelenskyy began to appear shortly after Trump took office for a second term in January.
There has been a growing skepticism between Trump’s Republican Party on continued support in Ukraine.
And Trump had previously been prevented during his first term by an alleged threat to retaining military help in Ukraine if he did not provide harmful information on his political rivals, which critics say that he can feed the current discord.
But Trump has intensified his criticism of Zelenskyy in recent weeks. He has also tried to direct peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, giving rise to what some consider early concessions to Moscow.
Trump has said, for example, that he was « improbable« Ukraine would return to its borders before 2014, before Russia was annexed to Crimea and began to raids on other territories.
Also dismissed Ukraine’s attempts to join the alliance of the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) organization as non-initial, even repeating Russian Talking Points that Ukraine’s candidacy was the one who began the war.
On February 12, Trump announced He had made « a long and very productive telephone call » with Putin and that his two countries would begin peace negotiations in Saudi Arabia.
This led to a cry from the United States traditional allies in Europe, including Ukraine, who feared to be marked from private conversations.
Then on February 19 Trump escalate Tensions calling Zelenskyy as « dictator » not to hold elections in war times. Ukraine is below Martial law As a result of the invasion, which prohibits the election from developing.
Throughout the time, Trump had been pushing Ukraine to grant U.S. ownership of its rare ground minerals, which include metals used in technological products. However, Ukraine had been puzzled by the lack of security guarantees in the agreement.
Relations between the two leaders reached a boiling point on February 28, when Zelenskyy visited the White House to negotiate the mineral agreement.
A press conference at the Oval Office became a Shouting matchIn which Trump faced Zelenskyy for not being « grateful » enough for the United States support.
« You will either make an agreement or we are out, » Trump told Zelenskyy, although he also emphasized, « Putin went very much with me. »
Russian officials applauded Trump’s statements, and shortly afterwards Trump announced that he would suspend help in Ukraine.
On Wednesday, his administration also announced that he would stop temporarily sharing the military intelligence that Ukraine uses to keep track of the movement of Russian troops, protecting from incoming missiles and deploying their own rockets.
Fixation of fences?
In the early hours of Friday, Russia released a missile barrier to Ukrainian energy facilities, apparently taking advantage of the current blind points.
Ukraine reported that although he could intercept Russia’s drones, he was less successful in destroying missiles before hitting –
The attack seems to be the motivation for the last place on Trump’s social media, as North -American officials are preparing to house their Ukrainian counterparts in Saudi Arabia next week for more peace conversations.
A week from Oval Office Blowup, Ukrainian officials have tried to repair fences with their north -Americans.
On Tuesday, Zelenskyy sent a letter to Trump, and said he is willing to sign an agreement with the United States. Also he published Similar comments on social media.
« I would like to reiterate Ukraine’s commitment to peace, » Zelenskyy said. « No one wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I are ready to work under the strong leadership of President Trump to achieve a peace that will last. « »
Trump read aloud part of Zelenskyy’s letter to a joint congress session, while the amount of money in the United States has invested in the defense of Ukraine.
« The United States has sent hundreds of billions of dollars to support the defense of Ukraine without security, with nothing, » he said. « Do you want to follow -for another five years? »
However, the threat of sanctions sanctions against Russia is the one that has been the most assertive Trump against Moscow since the beginning of the second term.
Trump’s predecessor, former President Joe Biden, had issued multiple sanctions against Russia during his four years in office, including measures against his energy sector in his last days in office.
According to the United States Government statisticsThe U.S. total trade with Russia in 2024 was evaluated at $ 3.5 billion. This dropped from $ 36 million by 2021, a year before the entire Ukraine -scale invasion began.
Alan Fisher’s correspondent from Al Jazeera explained that large -scale sanctions Trump threats could be a response to the pressure he feels to reinforce his response to Russia.
« Many people thought that Donald Trump may be too supportive of Russia, he was forcing Ukraine to the conversations and not to do the same level of pressure in Russia, » Fisher said.
« The United States has directed the world under Joe Biden with sanctions. Donald Trump has not implemented any new ones since he took office. « »
But it is not yet clear if Trump will continue, especially, as he is expected to meet Putin in the coming months.
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