Trump, Russia and Ukraine

Russia 'very closely' monitoring Trump's sanctions threats, Kremlin says
Russia is "very closely monitoring all the rhetoric" from Washington, a Kremlin spokesperson said, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose new sanctions unless Russia ends its war against Ukraine. "We don't see any new elements here," Dimitry Peskov, the spokesperson, said on Thursday.
Trump’s threat of tariffs and sanctions on Russia over Ukraine may fall flat
President Donald Trump is threatening to impose stiff taxes, tariffs and sanctions on Russia if an agreement isn’t reached to end the war in Ukraine
Opinion
Seeking Ukraine peace, Trump energetically throws Russia off balance
Donald Trump is throwing Russia off balance by threatening Vladimir Putin with secondary sanctions and oil restrictions unless he starts Ukraine peace talks.
Trump threatens Russia, others with tariffs if Ukraine deal not reached
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would add new tariffs to his sanctions threat against Russia if the country does not make a deal to end its war in Ukraine, and added that these also could be applied to "other participating countries.
Trump said he'd quickly end Russia's war on Ukraine. But it's proving tough.
Donald Trump pledged to end the conflict in Ukraine, but the war has proved tough to solve. Now, he says he'll sanction Russia.
Toward a Settlement of the Russia-Ukraine War
To bring Russia to the negotiating table and end the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin needs to believe time is no longer on his side. Here's what the Trump administration needs to do to make that
Trump says he’ll impose tariffs and sanctions on Russia to end Ukraine war
President Trump on Thursday said he would consider imposing stiff sanctions, taxes and high tariffs on Russia in order to end its nearly three-year war with Ukraine.
Trump says he's ready to meet Putin 'immediately' to secure end of Ukraine war
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as possible to secure an end to the war with Ukraine and expressed a desire to work towards cutting nuclear arms.
Ukraine Says Trump's Sanctions Threat Sends 'Strong Signal' to Russia
Ukraine praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday for threatening to impose tariffs and sanctions on Russia if it refuses to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine and said the comment sent a "strong signal".
Trump Threatens Russia With Tariffs Over Ukraine War
The Commander in Chief is using the threat of duties as leverage as he seeks to strike a "deal" to end the conflict.
Trump Reveals His Genius Plan to Force Russia to End War on Ukraine
Donald Trump repeatedly promised during his presidential campaign to quickly end Russia’s war with Ukraine. It appears his plan to do so involves the threat of sanctions against the country. In a Truth Social post Wednesday morning,
Russia’s Sanctioned IMF Director Set to Move to Washington
Russia’s representative to the International Monetary Fund’s executive board has received permission by Washington to move to ...
US agrees to new Russian ambassador to Washington, Russian senator says
Russia has been told by the United States that it has granted approval for the appointment of the new Russian ambassador to ...
Trump says Russia stole U.S. hypersonic missile plans
President Trump re-upped his claim that Russia stole the plan for hypersonic missiles during the Obama administration.
Ukraine intel chief says North Korean weapons are flooding into Russia
Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov said North Korea has already provided Russia with 120 self-propelled artillery guns and 120 multiple-launch rocket systems, with more to come.
Russia sees small window of opportunity to do deals with Trump, diplomat says
Russia sees a small window of opportunity to do deals with Donald Trump but Moscow is making preparations for President ...
Army lawyer sentenced for deleting files, lying about Russian contacts
Army Ranger, who lied about contacting the Russian Embassy, was also indicted for cyberstalking an ex-girlfriend.
Russia's Putin and China's Xi discuss their close ties in chat after Trump's inauguration
Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the two countries’ close ties a ...
Russia hits back with multi-billion penalty on Austrian bank
A Russian court's order for Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International to pay 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in damages for a collapsed deal shows Moscow's determination to strike back at the West, with ...