Trump has allowed an economic war if there is no settlement.

US President Donald Trump stated at a White House cabinet meeting that he is considering "very serious" measures in the event of failure to reach a settlement between Russia and Ukraine. C-Span broadcast.

“We have economic sanctions , I’m talking about economic sanctions because we are not going to get involved in a world war,” he said.

Speaking about the casualties on both sides of the conflict, Trump declared, "I want this to stop," adding that, given the opportunity, he would try to achieve this. "This won't be a world war, but an economic one. And an economic war will be hard on Russia, and I don't want that," he said.

The president noted that efforts to end the fighting are required not only from Moscow but also from Kyiv. "If I can stop this with sanctions or a very strict system of tariffs, which will be very costly for Russia, Ukraine, and anyone else..." he said, discussing ways to end the conflict.

Minutes earlier, Trump said he hoped for a "very quick" settlement between Russia and Ukraine. On August 22, the Republican promised to make a "very important decision" if this wasn't achieved. Prior to that, he issued an ultimatum to Russia, threatening to impose tariffs on the country and its trading partners if there was no progress in the peace process. The deadline expired on August 8, and on August 15, after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Trump postponed the sanctions decision.

The Russian authorities consider the restrictive measures illegal. "An unprecedented number of sanctions have already been announced against us," the Foreign Minister stated.Sergey Lavrov , expressing confidence that Moscow will be able to cope with the new measures.

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