Trump warns Russia of sanctions, tariffs until Ukraine ceasefire deal reached

US President Donald Trump has said he is strongly considering largescale banking sanctions and tariffs on Russia until a ceasefire and a final peace settlement agreement with Ukraine is reachedHis statement comes after Moscow launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy and gas infrastructure on ThursdayIn a post on Truth Social on Friday Trump wrote Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely pounding Ukraine on the battlefield right now I am strongly considering largescale Banking Sanctions Sanctions and Tariffs on Russia until a Cease Fire and FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ON PEACE IS REACHEDTo Russia and Ukraine get to the table right now before it is too late he addedMeanwhile according to Al Jazeera Ukraine and the United States have indicated they will meet in Saudi Arabia next week to discuss a framework for ending Russias warZelenskyy said on Thursday he would travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday for a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman before bilateral talks with US officialsUS envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed he would meet Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia signalling that he would discuss an initial ceasefire and a framework for a longer agreement as per Al JazeeraSaudi Arabias Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the talks would take place in the Red Sea city of JeddahNotably after a fiery exchange with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy on March 1 Trump suspended military aid and intelligence sharing with KyivTrump used some strong words during his media interaction with Zelenskyy telling the visiting leader that he does not have the cards and is not acting thankful for the support the United States has provided to Ukraine in its war with Russia which began in February 2022In the explosive media interaction with Trump Ukraines President had emphasised the need for security guarantees and noted that the Russian President Vladimir Putin had continued with his actions against his country even during Trumps first term as PresidentUS Vice President JD Vance also expressed his disapproval of Zelenskyys remarks saying it is disrespectful to come to the Oval Office of the United States of America and attack the administration that is trying to prevent the destruction of your countryTrump emphasised the need for a deal to bring peace and prevent killings and told Zelenskyy if you didnt have our military equipment this war would have been over in two weeksThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever