President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is considering additional sanctions against Moscow, commenting at his Cabinet meeting in Washington, D.C., that Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be "nice," but his actions are "meaningless."
"We get a lot of bull***t thrown at us by Putin if you want to know the truth," Trump commented, according to a video posted on X by his Rapid Response 47 team. "He's very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless."
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting war "should never have happened," Trump further commented. "A lot of people are dying, and it should end."
And when asked about pending legislation from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., concerning sanctions against Russia, Trump added that he's "looking at it."
Graham said on June 30, while visiting the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, that he expected movement soon in the Senate on advancing his bill placing strong sanctions on Russia if headway is not made toward agreeing to a ceasefire.
The sanctions bill reportedly includes a 500% tariff on imports from countries that continue to purchase Russian oil and petroleum products as well as natural gas or uranium.
Other parts of the bill would prohibit U.S. citizens from buying Russian sovereign debt.
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