US President threatens sanctions on Russia, urges Ukraine to negotiate peace

(CLO) US President Donald Trump threatened to impose large-scale sanctions on Russia on Friday (March 7, 2025), days after suspending military aid and intelligence support to Ukraine.

In a post on the social media platform, President Donald Trump stated: "Based on the fact that Russia is 'violently attacking' Ukraine on the battlefield, I am considering imposing large scale banking sanctions, trade sanctions, and tariffs on Russia until such time as a ceasefire and final peace agreement is achieved."

He also called: "Russia and Ukraine, please sit down at the negotiating table now, before it's too late. Thank you!!!".

Mr. Trump in a meeting in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on February 28. Photo: White House

Russian troops have now virtually surrounded thousands of Ukrainian soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region. Open-source maps show Russia has virtually split Ukrainian forces in two and cut off the main supply line in the area.

"The situation (in Ukraine at Kursk) is dire," said Pasi Paroinen, a military analyst with the Finland-based Black Bird Group.

President Zelenskiy said he will travel to Saudi Arabia next Monday (March 11) to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, ahead of talks between US and Ukrainian officials there later in the week.

Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has held extensive talks with Russian officials, confirming that a meeting with Ukraine is planned for next week in Saudi Arabia to discuss the framework of a peace deal to end the three-year war.

Cao Phong (according to CNN, AJ, CNBC)

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