The US President has long warned he would use the vast leverage he has to pressure his Russian counterpart to end the war in Ukraine but has so far failed to do so

A bill co-sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) would force Trump to impose a 500% tariff on any country that buys Russian oil, walloping nations such as India,

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Kazakhstan, whose close ties with Russia and China have made it a significant regional player in Central Asia, has said it is ready to reach a compromise with the Trump administration over tariffs due to take effect next month.

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Trump said after a call last week with Putin that he was unhappy with Russia’s president and “I don’t think he’s looking to stop” the war. Then, speaking at the start of a dinner he hosted for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday night, Trump said, “I’m not happy with President Putin at all.”

The latest assault included more drones in a single night than Russia used in the entire month of July last year.