Russian President Vladimir Putin is 'increasingly concerned' about his wartime economy, says President Donald Trump 'makes deal' with Putin to end Ukraine war or face economic penalties Five sources with knowledge of the situation told Reuters a day after the request.
The timing of the report suggests that Putin is responding to Trump's demands and using his struggling economy as a pretext to start negotiations.
Trump vowed on the campaign trail that he would end the Ukraine war after President Joe Biden appeared to only inflame the war with arms and economic aid.
Russia invaded Ukraine after the Biden administration took power. Before the invasion, Russia showed that it was anxious about the regime's attractive overtures to join NATO, the political and military alliance of countries on Russia's doorstep. NATO has repeatedly asserted that expansion into Ukraine is a red line.
Biden refused to talk to Putin about peace deal as many Ukrainians continued to die Required military service. “For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden said in remarks to Putin during his 2022 speech.
Biden applied sanctions on Russia, but they did not result in peace talks with Ukraine, Reuters has been reported About the Russian economy:
Russia's economy, driven by oil, gas and mineral exports, has grown robustly over the past two years despite multiple rounds of Western sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
But domestic activity has been strained in recent months by labor shortages and high interest rates introduced to tackle accelerated inflation under record military spending.
it contributes view Within sections of Russia's elite, a negotiated settlement to the war is desirable and desirable, according to two sources familiar with the thinking in the Kremlin.
Trump faced “taxes, tariffs, and sanctions” on Wednesday that could hurt Putin's economy and weaken his domestic standing.
“It's only going to get worse,” Trump posted on Truth Society. “If we don't make a 'deal', Russia will soon have no choice but to put high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanctions on what is being sold to the US and what is being sold to various other participating countries.” There is no. ”
“Let's get this war. If I were president, it would never have started! We can do it the easy way, or the hard way – and the easy way is “It’s always better,” he added. “It's time to 'make a deal.' No more lives should be lost!!!”
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter for Breitbart News and a former RNC War Room analyst. He is the author of The Politics of Slave Morality. Follow Wendell “x” @wendellhusebø or on society of truth @wendellhusebo.
