< p > Trump Calls Putin "Playing With Fire," Could US-Russia Relations Change? < / p >< p > US President Donald Trump expressed his strong dissatisfaction with Russian President Vladimir Putin again on Tuesday, May 27, calling "Putin is playing with fire." Trump may announce a new round of sanctions against Russia this week. < / p >< p > American media pointed out that the relationship between Trump and Putin has "changed", and the Trump administration is considering focusing the new round of sanctions on the Russian banking industry. This shift seems to mark a continuous deterioration in the up-and-down US-Russia relations in recent months. < / p >< p > AFP reported that Trump posted on his "Truth Social" platform on Tuesday, saying: "Putin doesn't realize that without me, Russia will face many very bad things, I mean, very bad. He (Putin) is playing with fire!" < / p >< p > Previously on the weekend, Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine, and Trump criticized Putin as "completely crazy" on the Truth Social platform. < / p >< p > AFP cited reports from CNN and The Wall Street Journal that the Trump administration may announce new sanctions measures against Russia as early as this week, marking a "major shift" in Trump's Russia policy. < / p >< p > Previously, when mentioning possible new sanctions, Trump said he "absolutely" considered it. Trump said that Putin "is killing many people" and asked, "I don't know what happened to him, what's wrong with him?" < / p >< p > Unlike his predecessor Biden, who pushed for multiple rounds of tough sanctions against the Russian economy to weaken its war capabilities, Trump, since returning to the White House, has advocated improving relations with the Kremlin and relying on his so-called "special" personal relationship with Putin to help stop the war in Ukraine. < / p >< p > According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump's relationship with Putin has "changed". The Trump administration is considering focusing the new round of sanctions on the Russian banking industry. < / p >< p > It was reported that this shift marks a continuous deterioration in the up-and-down US-Russia relations in recent months. < / p >< p > Meanwhile, bipartisan lawmakers in the US Congress are also increasing pressure on Russia. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham are pushing for so-called "secondary sanctions" to expand the scope of sanctions to third countries engaged in energy and raw material transactions with Russia. < / p >< p > The two senators proposed imposing punitive tariffs of up to 500% on imported goods from countries that do business with Moscow, aiming to cut off key sources of income for Russia to maintain its economy. < / p >< p > If these measures are implemented, they will deal a heavy blow to Russia and its main trading partners, and may trigger turbulence in the global energy and commodity markets. < / p >< p >< img src = "//p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/9229d243bc974887874250f24c680749~tplv-obj:805:453.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1833318141269067&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1756166400&x-signature=sEwAAmqXSocDgKKxlFhODLKnz9s%3D" / > < / p >< p > Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1833318141269067/ < / p >< p > Disclaimer: The article only represents the author's own views. < / p >