Russia is “very carefully monitoring all of the rhetoric” from Washington, a Kremlin spokesperson mentioned, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose new sanctions until Russia ends its struggle towards Ukraine.
“We do not see any new components right here,” Dimitry Peskov, the spokesperson, mentioned on Thursday.
He added, “You understand that in his first iteration of the presidency, Trump was the president of America who most frequently resorted to sanctions strategies. He likes these strategies. At the least he appreciated them throughout his first presidency.”
On this pool {photograph} distributed by the Russian state company Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chairs a videoconference assembly on financial points on the Novo-Ogaryovo residence, exterior Moscow, on Jan. 22, 2025.
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The feedback got here the morning after Trump’s social media message to Russian President Donald Trump, calling on him to make a deal to “settle” Russia’s struggle in Ukraine.
“It is time to ‘MAKE A DEAL.’ NO MORE LIVES SHOULD BE LOST!!!” Trump wrote in a brand new social media publish.
The Kremlin and the Moscow River are seen earlier than daybreak in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.
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Peskov on Thursday mentioned monetary actions towards Russian belongings held within the West wouldn’t go unanswered.
“We’re very carefully monitoring all of the rhetoric, all of the statements, we rigorously file all of the nuances,” he mentioned.
ABC Information’ Joe Simonetti contributed to this report.
