Trump threatens Russia, others with tariffs if deal to end Ukraine war not reached

U.S. President Donald Trump said on January 22, 2025, he would add new tariffs to his sanctions threat against Russia if the country does not make a deal to end its war in Ukraine, and added that these also could be applied to ‘other participating countries’

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) he would add new tariffs to his sanctions threat against Russia if the country does not make a deal to end its war in Ukraine, and added that these also could be applied to "other participating countries."

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump modified comments he made on Tuesday that he would likely impose sanctions against Russia if President Vladimir Putin refused to negotiate an end to the nearly three-year conflict.

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"If we don't make a 'deal,' and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries," President Trump said.

Russia's embassy in Washington and mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

His post did not identify the countries that he considered participants in the conflict, or how he defined participation.

The Biden administration had already heaped heavy sanctions on thousands of entities in Russia's banking, defense, manufacturing, energy, technology and other sectors since the conflict began in February 2022.