Pentagon officials said details were still being worked out, and experts doubted Mr. Trump’s threat of huge tariffs for Russian trading partners.

President Trump suggested Monday that first lady Melania may have helped convince him to ramp up military aid to Ukraine. As he explained his decision to get tough on Russian President Vladimir Putin,

US President Donald Trump revealed that his wife Melania influenced his decision to be tougher on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and give him a deadline to end the war on Ukraine. Trump said from the Oval Office on Monday that he would impose ‘very severe tariffs’ on Russia if Putin does not agree to a ceasefire deal within a set number of days.

President Donald Trump on Monday laid out a pair of steps intended to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine, including funneling new weapons to Kyiv and threatening economic punishment on Moscow if peace isn’t reached in 50 days,

President Donald Trump is finally taking the fight to Vladimir Putin. Sort of. For now. Trump’s deference to Russia’s authoritarian leader has been one of the most enduring geopolitical subplots of the past decade.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States would impose 100 percent tariffs on Russia in 50 days if it did not reach a deal to end the war in Ukraine. The president’s threat comes as he has grown frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin for failing to seriously come to the table as he pushes for a peace agreement.