US President Donald Trump is unsure whether he will support tougher sanctions against Russia, accordibg to his statement at the Andrews Joint Base in Maryland. The bill in question was introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham.

Trump has held off on such penalties for months, believing he could have fruitful dealings with Putin to end the war and considering sanctions in general to be overused and often ineffective.

When President Donald Trump spoke last week by telephone with Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader committed to drafting and sending what he described as a “memorandum of peace” in the coming days laying out Russian requirements for a ceasefire with Ukraine,

The president said he would know in about two weeks if Russian President Vladimir Putin is committed to ending its war in Ukraine.

Hundreds of foreign companies left Russia after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, including major U.S. firms like Coca-Cola, Nike, Starbucks, ExxonMobil and Ford Motor Co. But after more than three years of war,

South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham said the Senate is likely to “start moving” on new punishing sanctions against Russia next week because of the lack of progress toward a ceasefire in Ukraine.

President Trump is growing weary of the Russian leader’s intransigence on peace in Ukraine and wants to pressure Putin to the negotiating table.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believed President Donald Trump was ready to impose sanctions on Russia after the two world leaders met at the Vatican last month, according to remarks released Wednesday.