{"id":55377,"date":"2025-08-27T09:44:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/trump-warns-of-massive-sanctions-and-tariffs-on-russia-and-ukraine-if-peace\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:26:26","slug":"trump-warns-of-massive-sanctions-and-tariffs-on-russia-and-ukraine-if-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/trump-warns-of-massive-sanctions-and-tariffs-on-russia-and-ukraine-if-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump warns of ‘massive sanctions and tariffs’ on Russia and Ukraine if peace talks fail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Addressing the ongoing war, Trump made it clear that the United States will no longer tolerate diplomatic deadlock.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they don\u2019t start talking, there will be massive sanctions or tariffs, or both,\u201d Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday, stressing that his administration is prepared to act decisively. He explained that it would ultimately fall on him to determine which side is responsible for obstructing progress. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my responsibility to figure out where the fault lies,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Traditionally, Washington has placed the greatest pressure on Moscow. However, Trump\u2019s remarks suggest a shift in approach, as he signaled that Ukraine could also be subject to punitive measures if peace negotiations continue to stall.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not just going to keep giving and giving while nothing happens,\u201d the president stated.<\/p>\n

The warning underscores Trump\u2019s belief in the power of economic leverage. He emphasized that tariffs or sanctions could be imposed swiftly if the situation does not improve. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe will act quickly, and we will act strongly,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s comments come at a time when global pressure is mounting for a resolution to the conflict. <\/p>\n

By directly threatening both sides, he introduced a new element of unpredictability into U.S. foreign policy, signaling that America\u2019s priority is not simply to back one side, but to push both leaders \u2014 Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskiy \u2014 toward the negotiating table.<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump has warned that both Russia and Ukraine could face tough economic measures if they fail to engage in meaningful peace talks. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000093251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[201],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-rania-umutoni"],"bylines":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"contributors":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"featured_image":{"id":2000093251,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/newindianexpress_2025-08-22_0gch1lre_donald-trumplogo.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/newindianexpress_2025-08-22_0gch1lre_donald-trumplogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/newindianexpress_2025-08-22_0gch1lre_donald-trumplogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/newindianexpress_2025-08-22_0gch1lre_donald-trumplogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/newindianexpress_2025-08-22_0gch1lre_donald-trumplogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/newindianexpress_2025-08-22_0gch1lre_donald-trumplogo.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000093251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55377"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55377"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}