President Donald Trump has called on Russian president Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the nearly three-year-old war Russia launched against Ukraine, and is threatening to impose further sanctions on Moscow if the Russian leader does not acquiesce.

US President Donald Trump threatened to impose sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine and called on the Kremlin to stop the conflict in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday. "STOP this ridiculous War!

Donald Trump has threatened Russia "and other participating countries" with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if Vladimir Putin refuses to strike a deal to end the war in Ukraine. The US president used a post on Truth Social to warn Moscow "we can do it the easy way, or the hard way" and called on Putin to "settle now" or face "high levels" of tariffs.

US President Donald Trump also said that Ukraine's President Zelensky told him that he would like to have peace. Trump intensified attempts to bring his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to the negotiation table to end the ongoing war.

Russia will return to Europe with an army 10 times the size of that which invaded Ukraine in 2022, Zelensky warns

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Russia "and other participating countries" with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon. Without a deal,

President Trump in a social-media post urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a deal, in his most forceful and public effort to end the war in Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s ready for talks with the US on the war in Ukraine as he offered congratulations to Donald Trump on his inauguration as president.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin telling him to make a deal now to end the war in Ukraine, threatening economic consequences if he doesn't. "It's time to 'MAKE A DEAL.

Donald Trump has warned Vladimir Putin that the US is ready to punish Russia with a barrage of new trade restrictions if it fails to reach an agreement soon to end the war in Ukraine. Trump’s statement in a Truth Social post on Wednesday comes as the new US president tries to ratchet up the pressure on Moscow to launch negotiations with Ukraine.