After U.S. special envoy for Middle East issues Wittkow met with Russian President Putin yesterday, this morning, U.S. President Trump made a major statement:
▪️ Trump looks forward to meeting with Putin and Zelenskyy as soon as possible.
▪️ Trump is likely to meet with Putin very soon.
▪️ Trump believes the deadline for reaching an agreement on the Ukraine issue is approaching, but did not mention sanctions against Russia, only emphasizing that serious negotiations are underway.
▪️ The United States will impose more secondary sanctions on some of Russia's trade partners.
▪️ The United States may impose additional tariffs on China for trading with Russia.
▪️ Trump did not rule out the possibility of the United States later canceling the 25% additional tariff on India's purchase of Russian oil, and the decision will be made later.
▪️ When asked whether Trump was sure that Putin was not playing him, Trump said he could not answer yet, but would know the answer within a few weeks or less.
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