US President Donald Trump said he is planning on making a ‘major statement’ on Russia on Monday.This comes on the back of US preparing to send new American weapons to Ukrain via purchases from NATO allies.
“I think I’ll have a major statement to make on Russia on Monday,” Trump told NBC News in a telephone interview, news agency Bloomberg reported.
In the interview, he also reiterated his criticism of Russia President Vladimir Putin and the country’s continued attacks on Ukraine. He said he expects the senate to pass a tougher sanctions bill on Russia, sponsored by a close ally, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.Earlier this week as well, Trump had reiterated his dissatisfaction with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war and indicated that sanctions against him were under consideration.
“I think I’ll have a major statement to make on Russia on Monday,” Trump told NBC News in a telephone interview, news agency Bloomberg reported.
In the interview, he also reiterated his criticism of Russia President Vladimir Putin and the country’s continued attacks on Ukraine. He said he expects the senate to pass a tougher sanctions bill on Russia, sponsored by a close ally, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.Earlier this week as well, Trump had reiterated his dissatisfaction with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war and indicated that sanctions against him were under consideration.
“I’m not happy with Putin, I can tell you that much right now, because he’s killing a lot of people,” Trump said. “We get a lot of bulls–t thrown at us by Putin. You want to know the truth. He is very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”
With inputs from Bloomberg
