Trump says he will decide on sanctions after Russia-US meeting

Trump said his administration was working "most" on ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict and had put everything else on hold for days. "We'll see what happens," he said of tariff threat Donald Trump

The US President said he would make a decision on the possible strengthening of sanctions against RUSSIA after August 6. On that day, his special envoy Steve will fly to Moscow to meet with the Russian leadership.Witkoff .

"You know, we have a meeting with Russia tomorrow. We'll see what happens," he told reporters.

The Republican said ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is the issue the U.S. is working on “the most.” “The rest I stopped within days, almost all of them, including India and Pakistan,” he said.

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The Republican has previously promised to impose secondary tariffs on Russia and its trading partners “at about 100%” if there is no progress in a settlement between Moscow and Kiev. That ultimatum is set to expire on August 8. “There will be sanctions, but they seem to be doing a pretty good job of avoiding them,” he said last week when asked what would happen if a ceasefire in Ukraine was not agreed upon.

According to the Financial Times, the US administration is considering introducing additional measures against Russia's shadow fleet "as an easy first step" to influence Moscow.

The Kremlin said that Moscow had developed a "certain immunity" to sanctions, and the "language of ultimatums" was unacceptable. Russia considers the restrictions illegal. President Vladimir Putin , commenting on Trump's statements about disappointment, noted that "all disappointments arise from excessive expectations." According to him, in order to resolve the issue peacefully, "we need to have detailed conversations and not in public."

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