Donald Trump warned Vladimir Putin That he “plays with fire”, launching a new width in his Russian counterpart on Ukrainian peace efforts in Ukraine.
Trump’s latest comments came after calling the “crazy” Kremlin chief During the weekend Following a Russian mass air attack against kyiv and warned that Moscow risked new sanctions.
“What Vladimir Putin does not realize is that if it was not for me, many very bad things would have happened RussiaAnd I mean really badly, “said Trump on his truth social network on Tuesday.” He plays with fire! “”
Trump did not specify what the “really bad” were, or made specific threats.
But the Wall Street Journal and CNN reported that Trump was now considering new sanctions against Russia this week, while stressing that he could still change his mind.
Trump had told journalists on Sunday that he was “absolutely” “an increase in sanctions against Moscow.
The White House said Trump kept “all the options” open.
“This war is the fault of Joe Biden, and President Trump was clear that he wanted to see a negotiated peace agreement. President Trump also intelligently kept all options on the table,” the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told AFP in a statement.
Biden imposed radical sanctions after the invasion of Russia. Trump has so far avoided what he says could be “devastating” sanctions against Russian banks.
But the recent recent Trump mark a major change compared to his previous attitude towards Putin, which he often speaks with admiration and previously has prevented criticism.
Trump, however, expressed growing frustration with regard to Moscow’s position in truce negotiations in the deadlock with kyiv.
This frustration boiled this weekend when Russia launched a record drone dam in Ukrainekilling at least 13 people.
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“I always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something happened to him. He has gone absolutely crazy! ” Trump said in a social article on Truth Sunday evening.
Russia’s attacks continued despite a phone call between Trump and Putin eight days ago in which the US chief said that the Russian president had accepted to “immediately” cease-fire talks.
Moscow accused kyiv on Tuesday of trying to “disrupt” peace efforts and said that his air attacks against Ukraine in recent days have been a “response” to climbing Ukrainian drone strikes on his own civilians.
American legislators have intensified calls for Trump to slap the sanctions against Russia.
The republican veteran Senator Chuck Grassley called for strong measures to allow Putin to know that it was “Give Over”.
Two other senators, Republican Lindsey Graham and Democrat Richard Blumenthal, also called for heavy “secondary” sanctions against countries that buy Russian oil, gas and raw materials.
