
Sarah Rainsford
Eastern Europe correspondent in Kyiv
US President Donald Trump has warned he will impose high tariffs on Russian goods and impose further sanctions if it fails to end the war in Ukraine.
Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, he said that by pushing to settle the war he was doing Russia, and its President Vladimir Putin, a “very big favour”.
Trump has previously said he would negotiate a settlement to the conflict, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, in a single day.
Russia has not yet responded to the remarks, but senior officials have said in recent days
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