“We either introduce [against Russia] large -scale sanctions or duties, or do nothing” - Trump

Photo of Putin and Trump, taken during a meeting in Alaska, which Trump demonstrated to reporters in the White House August 22 / Reuters

US President Donald Trump at a meeting with reporters in the Oval office on August 22 again allowed the opportunity to introduce large -scale sanctions against Russia. However, he also added: the United States may not do anything at all and will leave the negotiation process.

“This will be a very important solution [for the United States]. Either we will impose large -scale sanctions, or we will introduce large tariffs, and maybe both. Or we will not do anything and say that this is your war, ”Trump said.

To the question of the correspondent of CNN, is there a probability that he will do nothing if Putin does not sit at the negotiating table, Trump answered briefly: “Let's see. Let's see who is to blame for this. ”

At the same time, the American president hinted that if the negotiation process was successful, he would be glad to accept Vladimir Putin at the 2026 World Cup, which will have to be held in the United States.

At a meeting in the White House, Trump also noted that he would like to join the possible meeting of Putin and Zelensky, but "many people think that nothing will come of it." Earlier, answering a similar question of journalists, he said that in general "would not be there."

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