Ukraine praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday for threatening to impose tariffs and sanctions on Russia if it refuses to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine and said the comment sent a "strong signal".

Moscow responded calmly on Thursday to threats issued by US President Donald Trump of sanctions in order to end the ongoing war in Ukraine. "We don't see any particularly new elements here," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said of Trump's statement that he would impose high taxes,

US President Donald Trump has warned he will impose high tariffs on Russian goods and impose further sanctions if it fails to end the war in Ukraine. Writing on his social media platform Truth Social,