Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže urged US President Donald Trump not to delay pressuring Putin and to impose secondary sanctions against Russia sooner than 50 days. This is reported by UNN with reference to Politico.
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Baiba Braže stated that Donald Trump should not wait 50 days to impose secondary sanctions against Russia.
It should be sooner
She explained her position by saying that delaying only gives Russian ruler Vladimir Putin time to continue military aggression against Ukraine.
According to Braže, Russia is still capable of continuing to fight, and that is why the West must immediately increase pressure on Moscow to try to force Putin to the negotiating table. The immediate imposition of sanctions can be one way to do this.
The US and its allies must ensure that Russia understands that with each passing day, things will get worse, not better, for it.
Braže also emphasized that intelligence data and the general assessment indicate Putin's lack of desire to end the war.
The head of the White House came to the same conclusion after trying to "keep the doors open" for Russia, she recalled.
"It was a matter of time before it became clear that Putin was just fooling everyone and stalling for time," Braže said.
Recall
US President Donald Trump stated that he is "very unhappy" with Russia and announced very strict tariffs if there is no ceasefire agreement with Ukraine within 50 days.
Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to continue the war in Ukraine until the West agrees to his peace terms, ignoring Donald Trump's threats of tougher sanctions.
The US administration is trying to combine pressure and diplomacy to force Putin to negotiate and end the war. At the same time, the new 50-day deadline raises questions: why are the terms not shortened, but on the contrary extended, said Serhiy Leshchenko, a freelance adviser to the head of the President's Office, on the telethon.
US President Donald Trump believes that 50 days to impose sanctions against Russia due to the war in Ukraine is not too long. Earlier, he announced strict tariffs if there is no ceasefire agreement with Ukraine during this period.