Trump is « very annoyed » by Kremlin boss Putin-DiePresse.com

In a television interview, US President Donald Trump has extremely upset about the behavior of Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed. He was « very angry and pissed off » (Pissed Off) about Putin, Trump said in a conversation with the news channel NBC in a conversation broadcast on Sunday. At the same time, Trump threatened with additional tariffs on Russian oil and announced further talks with Putin for the next few days.

Trump specifically criticized that Putin questioned the credibility of Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskij and spoke about a new leadership in Ukraine. These comments did not go in the right direction. The US President left open when he wanted to talk to Putin again. Most recently, they had called on March 19. The part of the NBC interview on Putin was posted by an account of the White House on the platform X.

NBC journalist: « Trump called »

The NBC journalist Kristen Welker reported that Trump called her and made his anger clear. If he could not reach an agreement with Russia about the end of the bloodshed in Ukraine, « and if I believe that it was Russia’s fault – which may not be the case – but if I think it was Russia’s fault, then I will raise secondary duties on oil, on everything that comes from Russia ».

This could make export more difficult and reduce his foreign exchange income. Russia’s major customers include India and China – new tariffs would probably lead to great economic faults. The tariffs would therefore be 25 percent and could come at any time. Trump had recently announced so -called secondary tariffs against Venezuela. This punitive tariff is said to pay every country that draws oil or gas from Venezuela.

Trump is currently trying to convey a ceasefire between Putin and Selenskij. Selenskij had approved the US proposal of a 30-day ceasefire, but Putin provided conditions for this.

Selenskij demands more pressure on Russia

Selenskij asked for more pressure on Russia in his evening video message to persuade Moscow to consent to unconditional ceasefire. « The American proposal for unconditional ceasefire has been on the table for too long, without Russia reacted appropriately, » he said. « There could already be a ceasefire if real pressure on Russia was exerted, » he added. He thanked the countries, « who understood the understanding » and the pressure on the Kremlin through sanctions.

Representatives of the United States had held talks about a possible ceasefire with delegations from Russia and Ukraine in recent weeks. According to the negotiation participants, there were agreement on a fire break in the Black Sea and for attacks on energy systems. However, both sides continue to accuse attacks in these areas and accuse each other to sabotage the peace efforts.

Trump: « I don’t fire people because of fake news »

Trump also commented on the latest signal affair. « I don’t fire people for fake news and witch hunts, » said the US President in an NBC interview on Saturday. When asked whether he is still trusting in his national security advisor Mike Waltz I said, Trump, he. This also applies to Defense Minister Pete Hegseth.

Waltz had probably accidentally invited a journalist, « Atlantic » editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, to a chat group about an upcoming attack on the Houthi militia in Yemen. Hegseth gave detailed information about weapons and attack times in the chat. After publishing the chat by the « Atlantic », Waltz said that he had no contact with Goldberg and also did not know how his number got into his address book.

Meanwhile, the “New York Times” reported that Trump was not as firmly standing as his security advisor as he publicly claims. « Should I fire him? » He is said to have asked his consultants. He also said confidants that he was dissatisfied with all the reporting on the chat affair, but he did not want to give the impression that he gave the media to the pressure.

(APA/Reuters/Red.)