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Russia's response to Trump's threat to impose a 100 percent tariff on imports if the war with Ukraine continues.
As Trump demands a deal to end the Ukraine war in 50 days, Russia's deputy foreign minister says "demands, especially ultimatums, are unacceptable."
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ABP News on MSNRussia Rejects Trump’s ‘Theatrical’ Tariff Ultimatum For Ukraine Deal: ‘We’ll Cope With Sanctions’Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov responded to Trump's tariff warning, saying Moscow would cope with new sanctions. Russia also rejected the 50-day ultimatum, calling it 'unacceptable'.
Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine and threatened "biting" secondary tariffs of 100% on the buyers of Russian exports unless there is a peace deal in 50 days.
Russia and Ukraine held two rounds of direct talks on May 16 and June 2 in Istanbul, Turkiye. Putin previously said that both sides agreed to hold a third round of talks after the completion of the exchange of prisoners of war and the transfer of bodies of fallen soldiers as negotiated in previous talks.
Senior Russian officials have shrugged off yesterday's ultimatum by US President Donald Trump that the United States will impose tariffs on Russia and its trading partners if Moscow fails to halt its war in Ukraine within 50 days.
The Kremlin views Donald Trumpʼs recent statement on sanctions against Russia as “very serious,” according to Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. He noted that President Vladimir Putin has not yet commented on the matter.
Russia rejected pressure from Donald Trump after the US president threatened to impose stiff economic penalties on Moscow if it doesn’t end hostilities with Ukraine within 50 days, though the Kremlin indicated it would review his latest stance.
Kremlin spokesman reaffirms Russia's readiness to engage in 3rd round of direct peace talks with Ukraine, says it is ‘obvious Kyiv is in no hurry'
The US president says he is "disappointed" in Putin and will be sending "top-of-the-line" weapons to Ukraine, via Nato.