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Trump threatens Russia with tariffs if war on Ukraine isn't resolved

Trump threatens Russia with tariffs if war on Ukraine isn't resolved

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President Donald Trump said Monday he would punish Russia with 'biting' tariffs if there isn't a deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days. He made the announcement during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. Trump also said NATO members will purchase 'billions and billions' of dollars in U.S. weaponry including Patriot missiles and transfer the munitions to Ukraine under a new deal to support Kyiv in defending itself against Russia. Analysis by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Washington, Fraser Jackson and Angela Diffley, FRANCE 24 international affairs editor.
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