Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump threatens Putin with ‘severe tariffs' as he pledges Patriot missiles for Kyiv
"We're going to be doing secondary tariffs," the US president said, announcing sanctions on countries who trade with Moscow. "If we don't have a deal in 50 days, it's very simple, and they'll be at 100 per cent,' the US president said, adding that he was disappointed in Mr Putin.
Mr Trump announced that billions of dollars of US weapons would go to Ukraine, and said: "We're going to make top-of-the-line weapons, and they'll be sent to Nato.'
"We have one country that has 17 Patriots getting ready to be shipped... we're going to work a deal where the 17 will go or a big portion of the 17 will go to the war site,' he said, adding that some will 'come very soon, within days'.
Mr Trump has grown increasingly disenchanted with Mr Putin after he resisted Washington's attempts to negotiate a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.
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BBC News
22 minutes ago
- BBC News
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The video going fuzzy as the drone beyond a sense of grim satisfaction, hard-pressed front-line units now operate in the knowledge that evidence of their exploits can bring them rewards. The BBC reached out to more than a dozen units to find out what front line soldiers make of the scheme. The responses were mixed."In general, my comrades and I are positive," said Volodymyr, a soldier from the 108th Territorial Defence Brigade. 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The Guardian
22 minutes ago
- The Guardian
US House passes Trump plan to cut $9bn from foreign aid, public broadcasting
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