U.S. President Donald Trump said he was “very angry” and “angry” at Russian President Vladimir Putin, who for the first time directly criticized the Kremlin for trying to negotiate an end to the Ukrainian war.
According to Sunday, March 30, Moscow announced additional conditions, and the U.S. president appears to be tired of Putin’s stall during the ceasefire negotiations.
Trump has previously praised Putin as a “genius” and even suggested that Ukraine is at fault for the Russian invasion in 2022.
But on Sunday, March 31, Trump opposed Putin’s report calling for a transitional government in Ukraine, which will launch President Vorodimir Zelensky. Putin also said that the Ukrainian general should eliminate Zelensky himself on his own.
“If I can’t reach an agreement with Russia when Ukraine stops the bloodshed, if I think it’s Russia’s fault – probably not – but if I think it’s Russia’s fault, I will issue a minor tariff on all of Russia’s oil,”
“That’s, if you buy oil from Russia, you can’t do business in the United States,” he added. “All oil will be tariffed between 25% and 50 points on all oil.”
Trump warned that tariffs against Russia would be raised within one month if no ceasefire agreement was reached.
Although Trump previously supported Moscow’s claims on the legitimacy of Zelensky earlier this year, the president hinges and condemned Putin’s attack on Zelensky. Such words, he said, are “not in the right place.”
Trump has previously avoided attacks on Putin, often describing the Russian president as a “smart” leader and repeating Moscow’s claims about the Ukrainian war.
This is the first time Trump admits Putin seems to be trying to delay the end of the war.
However, the president said he still had a “good relationship” with Putin, adding that as long as Putin “does the right thing”, his anger will end.
Trump told NBC that the two world leaders are expected to speak again this week to try to drive the ceasefire.
The Trump administration continues to force the war to end to fulfill the president’s campaign promise, with the United States signing two ceasefires last week to block attacks on energy grids and busy Black Sea trade routes targeting each country.
However, Russia reached both agreements within a few hours and then called for a variety of new conditions to fulfill the deal, including calling for Europe to lift several economic sanctions on Russian businesses.
