President Donald Trump said NBC News’ Kristen Welker had an exception to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Friday call early on Sunday to inaugurate Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelenkie.
Trump, Talking On the phone, he told Putin he was “very angry” and “angry.”
Putin was overwhelmed by the bystanders of the International Arctic Forum in Murmansk, northwestern Russia, about the war in Ukraine on Friday. He said his country could negotiate with the West “possibility of establishing transition management in Ukraine, under the auspices of the United Nations.” According to Agency for the French Press (AFP).
Trump told NBC News that Putin’s comments “will not go to the right place,” and Russia risks hit second tariffs.
“If Russia and I can’t get a contract in Ukraine to stop the bloodshed, and if I think it’s Russia’s fault, it may not be, but if I think it’s Russia’s fault, I’ll put secondary tariffs on oil, I’ll put all the oil coming out of Russia,” Trump told NBC News.
“That means that if you buy oil from Russia you won’t be able to do business in the US,” Trump added. “There is a 25% tariff on all oil, and there is a 25-50 point tariff on all oil.” (Related: “The Only One Who Can Do It”: Keith Kellogg explains Trump’s move against Putin who says he can end the war)
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Russia’s oil imports into the US fell from over 245 million barrels in 2021 to 10,000 barrels in 2023. According to To the US Energy Information Agency.
Putin also said that a temporary government is needed in Ukraine.[t]o Organizing a democratic presidential election, which will take power of a capable government with the trust of the people, launch negotiations with these authorities in peace agreements and sign legitimate documents,” AFP reported.
Ukraine has been under martial law, as approved by the constitution since 24 February 2022 in Russia. According to AFP, Zelenskyy’s domestic challenger agreed that elections would be suspended until after the war.
Putin has been in power in Russia since the turn of the century, and is currently serving his fifth year as president and one term as prime minister. The Russian elections have not witnessed credible opposition to Putin, who has claimed that the small country is not democratic since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, AFP reported.
Trump Called Zelenskyy was a “no-election dictator” in February 2025, accusing Ukraine of starting a war after Ukrainian leaders accused Trump of being fueled Russia, According to To the BBC. The criticism came around the same time that envoys from the US and Russia met to discuss the war. Trump, Vice President J.D. Vice President Zelensky later publicly sparred in Washington’s oval office, leading to a pause of US military aid to Ukraine.
Nevertheless, the Trump administration’s efforts to pursue an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine continued. March 25th, Associated Press, Associated Press, limited ceasefire aimed at ensuring long-distance strikes of energy infrastructure are suspended. It has been reported.
