“Russia Should Want To Make A deal", Says Trump On Ukraine Conflict, Warns Of Tariffs And Sanctions If The “Ridiculous War” Continues

United States (US) President Donald Trump has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, stating that they would meet as soon as they can.

In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday (22 January), Trump urged an immediate ceasefire, calling the war “ridiculous” and threatening high tariffs and further sanctions if the conflict persists.

“Russia should want to make a deal. Maybe they want to make a deal,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday (23 January).

He added, “I think he (Putin) should make a deal. From what I hear, Putin would like to see me. And we’ll meet as soon as we can. I’d meet immediately.”

Emphasising the devastating toll of the war, Trump said, “That battlefield is like no battlefield since World War II... Soldiers are being killed on a daily basis at numbers that we haven’t seen in decades. It would be nice to end that war.”

The US President also expressed Ukraine’s willingness to negotiate.

“He’s (Volodymyr Zelenskyy) ready to negotiate a deal. He’d like to stop. He’s somebody that lost a lot of soldiers. So did Russia. Russia lost more soldiers, they lost 8,00,000 soldiers,” he stated.

Trump, who was sworn in as the 47th President on 20 January, reiterated that he had maintained a “good relationship” with Putin but urged the Russian leader to settle “this ridiculous war.” 

He warned that without a ceasefire, he would “have no other choice” but to impose tariffs, taxes, and sanctions on Russian exports to the US and other nations.

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