Trump, Russia and Ukraine
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Trump announced fresh military support for Ukraine and threatened sweeping tariffs on Russia's trading partners, in a bid to pressure Moscow into ending its war within 50 days.
President Donald Trump announced this week that the U.S. will send Patriot air-defense missiles to Ukraine and threatened new tariffs on Russia. Will Vladimir Putin back down? What should Trump's next move be? And what does the future hold for Ukraine? Newsweek contributors Daniel R. DePetris and Dan Perry debate:
In todays DNA, Zee News Managing Editor Rahul Sinha analyzed the ongoing situation between the US and Russia over the conflict with Ukraine. Will the tension between Trump and Putin impact their relationship?
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Daily Star on MSNMore than 80,000 people have lost limbs in Ukraine due to Putin's Russian invasionThe conflict in Ukraine has left more than 80,000 people without limbs, with the figure being highlighted by a charity in which the lamp of Florence Nightingale has been replaced with a prosthetic
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President Donald Trump on Monday laid out a pair of steps intended to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine, including funneling new weapons to Kyiv and threatening economic punishment on Moscow if peace isn’t reached in 50 days,
Security experts warn Pentagon's decision to withhold promised defense systems from Ukraine may embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin and undermine leverage for ceasefire talks as Russia escalates.
Either way, it would be a step further than Joe Biden ever went. The former president, a much stronger backer of Kyiv, was unwilling to crack down against Russian energy exports, fearful of the impact on pump prices and his chance of re-election.
Senior US Senators have called for imposing tariffs up to 500 per cent on countries like India, China, and Brazil for continuing business with Russia during its war in Ukraine.
On Monday, Trump said that Russia's failure to reach a negotiated settlement with Ukraine within 50 days would lead to his administration imposing a 100% tariff rate on Russian imports as well as what he called "secondary tariffs" on countries that have continued to do business with Moscow.
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Straight Arrow News on MSNUkraine getting more Patriots, Trump gives Putin 50 days to dealPresident Trump announced a deal to supply Ukraine with U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems, with NATO allies funding the weapons.
Republicans are showing a growing appetite for long-threatened sanctions that would seek to cut off Russia from vital trading partners like China, India and possibly Europe, as President Trump looks for leverage to stop the Ukraine war.