President Donald Trump has sent an ominous threat to Vladimir Putin. (Image: Getty)
Newly-inaugurated has warned President that he will face taxes, tariffs and sanctions if does not sign up to a deal to end the in .
His new statement comes after Mr Trump’s frequent claim that he would end the war in his first 24 hours at the White House.
While he may have passed this deadline, the new president has clarified that the war must end.
“If we don’t make a ‘deal,’ and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by to the United States, and various other participating countries,’ Mr Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
“Let’s get this war, which never would have started if I were President, over with! We can do it the easy way, or the hard way – and the easy way is always better,” he added.
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President Trump has sent a mix of incentives and threats to both Russia and Ukraine. (Image: Getty)
President Trump has sent a mix of incentives and threats to both sides, hinting that he could intensify the supply of arms to if Putin does not wish to negotiate, yet at the same time has signalled the supply could be shut off if Kyiv refuses to approve a deal.
On Tuesday, reporters asked him about the possibility of cutting off arms to Ukrainian President .
“Well, we’ll look into that. We’re talking to Zelensky,” he replied.
He added: “We’re going to be talking with President Putin very soon, and we’ll see what, how it all happens. We’re going to look at it.”
Putin is said to be ready to halt the war in with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is prepared to fight on if Kyiv and the West do not respond.
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Trump said he ‘always had a very good relationship with President Putin’. (Image: Getty)
“I’m not looking to hurt ,” he posted. “I love the Russian people, and always had a very good relationship with President Putin – and this despite the Radical Left’s , , HOAX.
“We must never forget that helped us win the losing almost 60,000,000 lives in the process.
“All of that being said, I’m going to do , whose Economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big FAVOR. Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE.”
This new warning comes after a to Putin on Tuesday (January 21) – just one day into his second presidency – when he said: “”He [Putin] should make a deal. I think he’s destroying by not making a deal.
“I think ‘s going to be in big trouble,” the 78-year-old added.