President Donald Trump thinks Russia will probably run away from Ukraine's peace talks if the US threatens more sanctions, according to his top diplomat, in support of the White House's decision not to put pressure on Moscow, despite the resistance against a ceasefires.
“If you start threatening sanctions, the Russians will stop talking,” Marco Rubio Minister told Marco Rubio at the hearing of the Senate Committee for Foreign Relations. “And there is value that we can talk to them and they can drive to get to the table.”
Rubio's comments then came under pressure by Senator Chris Coons, Democrat from Delaware, about whether the administration intends to hit more sanctions against Russia or send more weapons to Ukraine.
Trump's efforts to push President Vladimir Putin to a cessation -to push the fires, took a hit on Monday after a direct phone call between the two leaders resulted in the US who stepped back from direct involvement and signaling the White House was not ready to hit new sanctions on Moscow.
The outcome disappointed many European allies, who had expected Washington to take a harder line after Trump had asked for a strike-fire-fired 30-day ceasefires in recent weeks and threatened further actions. That could be, among other things, the allowance of a two -part bill that has been drawn up by Senator Lindsey Graham that would determine new sanctions “bone spread”.
“It would be useful if the United States hits his fist on the table-as that the senators presented by the senators are hired if that can be adopted much-discussed sanction packages,” said the French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot earlier on Tuesday in an interview with France Inter.
“Everyone understands that he will pursue his colonial war to the end, unless we have put an end to it,” he said, referring to Putin.
On Tuesday, the European Union approved its latest sanction package against Russia, aimed at nearly 200 shadow fleet ships and tackling hybrid threats and human rights.
“. sanctions against Russia are in the making,” said the best diplomat of the block, Kaja Kallas, on X. “The longer Russia wars war, the harder our reaction.”
Rubio told Senators on Tuesday that Trump is 'fully aware' that he has sanctions that he can still pursue.
“The president is very committed to terminating the dying person, ending the bloodshed, and he wants to keep as long as he may be able to influence both parties,” he said.
Later in the day, during a subcommittee meeting of the Senate, Rubio said he expects Russia to present a broad “term magazine” as soon as this week, which the administration will then determine, is “realistic” or not.
Asked for further sanctions during an Oval Office event on Tuesday, Trump said: “That will be my determination. That will be no one else's determination.”
“We will see how Russia behaves,” he said.
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