The US president says Russia will face "high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanctions" if it does not make a deal to end the conflict.

It was the No. 1 issue for Democrats during the campaign. It was also a winning issue for them in the 2022 midterm election, and one that Trump was able to apparently neutralize in the presidential race with his promise to leave the issue of abortion access to the states in the post- Roe era.