Like the tough man he is, President Donald Trump has urged Russia's Vladimir Putin to make a deal to end the "ridiculous" Ukraine war or face new tariffs and sanctions
In a social media post, Trump, who was sworn in as the 47th US President said he had a good relationship with his Russian counterpart but if a deal was not made soon he would impose fresh economic penalties.
Writingon Truth Social, Trump threatened "high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanctions" if Russian President Vladimir Putin did not end the war.
It's not clear what more Trump would impose on the heavily-sanctioned Russia, but we're waiting to see how Putin responds to the pressure.
In a swift response, Russia's deputy UN Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy said the Kremlin would need to know what Trump wants in a deal to stop the war before the country moves forward.
"It's not merely the question of ending the war," Polyanskiy told Reuters.
"It's first and foremost the question of addressing root causes of Ukrainian crisis."
He continued: "So we have to see what does the 'deal' mean in President Trump's understanding. He is not responsible for what the US has been doing in Ukraine since 2014, making it 'anti-Russia' and preparing for the war with us, but it is in his power now to stop this malicious policy."
