Donald Trump has threatened to punish Vladimir Putin “very badly” if he rejects the truce with Ukraine.
As Russia considers the new plan, the United States removed its suspension on military supplies for Kyiv yesterday, March 11.
However, it appears that if Putin rejects it, Trump may be threatening dire repercussions.
As the US president claims he wants to end the war, Ukrainian officials have indicated they are amenable to a 30-day truce supported by Washington.
He reiterated that it could result in World War III when talking about the administration’s attempts to stop the three years of fighting.
Trump criticized past presidents for their track record of dealing with Moscow and stated that he hoped “it is not going to be necessary” that he would need to take action to pressure Russia into the truce.
“I never had anything taken from me. They stole them from Bush and Obama, as well as from a drowsy Joe Biden. Regarding his own past interactions, the president stated, “I believe I’ve stopped that, but we’ll see. With Biden, they wanted to take the entire country.”
But when reporters questioned him about how he could reach an agreement with Russia, Trump responded that “there are things you can do that wouldn’t be pleasant in a financial sense” if necessary.
“We might cause Russia a great deal of harm. would be disastrous for Russia. But since I want to see peace, I don’t want to do that,” he continued.
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Kremlin, stated that it is crucial to avoid “getting ahead” of the issue of how to react to the fresh ceasefire proposal. He informed reporters that Moscow is awaiting “detailed information” from the United States and proposed that Russia wait for that before deciding on a course of action.
Following a contentious meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at the White House, the United States suspended military funding, which has since been lifted. As tensions increased around the world, the American cautioned Zelenskyy that he was “gambling with World War III.”
Following discussions with top Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the US decided to then begin its support, marking a significant change in its position.
As his government puts pressure on Moscow to accept the truce, Trump added, “It’s up to Russia now.”
“And hopefully we can get a ceasefire from Russia,” he remarked in a lengthy interview with reporters today while meeting with Ireland’s Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, at the Oval Office.
“And if we do, I think that would be 80 percent of the way to getting this horrible bloodbath ended.”