US President Donald Trump threatened Russia again.
“If I see Russia crossing the line – you will be surprised. Remember: they like to say I’m friends with ( Russia). I am-not a friend of anybody. I want the right things to happen for our country, for humanity,” Trump said during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House.
In late May, US President Donald Trump said he did not yet know whether he would support imposing tough new sanctions against Russia in response to the Kremlin’s refusal to settle the war with Ukraine.
The day before, the US President’s running mate, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, said that the Senate would soon give Donald Trump “more tools” in view of Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s behaviour.
The bill, which would impose 500 per cent duties on imports from countries that buy Russian oil, gas, uranium and petroleum products, was introduced in Congress in April by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal.
On 30 May, Blumenthal and Graham said after speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev that the US Senate may start considering the sanctions bill next week. To pass the bill, it must be approved by the US Senate and the House of Representatives and then signed by the president.