总统唐纳德·特朗普周三，我给俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京发了一条信息，告诉他现在就要达成协议，结束乌克兰战争，并威胁称，如果他不这么做，将面临经济后果。
“是时候‘做交易’了。”不应该再有生命损失了!!!”特朗普在一篇新的社交媒体帖子中写道。
特朗普表示，如果不能迅速达成协议，他将对俄罗斯实施高水平的税收、关税和制裁。
“现在解决，停止这场荒谬的战争!只会越来越糟。如果我们不能很快达成“协议”，我别无选择，只能对俄罗斯出售给美国的任何商品征收高额税收、关税和制裁美国，以及其他各种参与国，”特朗普说。
特朗普随后威胁说，这可以通过“简单的方式，或者艰难的方式”来实现。
特朗普周一晚上在椭圆形办公室对记者发表讲话时表示，他将亲自与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京通话。
“我将会见普京总统，”特朗普说，但没有说这可能发生在什么时候。
特朗普还表示，乌克兰总统泽连斯基愿意来到谈判桌前，但不确定普京是否也会这样做。
“他告诉我他想做笔交易。他想-泽连斯基想做笔交易。我不知道普京是否知道，”特朗普说。
在9月份美国广播公司新闻辩论期间，特朗普声称他将在上任前解决俄罗斯和乌克兰之间的战争。
在某一点上，他还暗示战争将在成为总统后的24小时内结束..
Trump demands Putin 'make a deal' now to end war in Ukraine
PresidentDonald Trumpon Wednesday sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin telling him to make a deal now to end the war in Ukraine, threatening economic consequences if he doesn't.
"It's time to 'MAKE A DEAL.' NO MORE LIVES SHOULD BE LOST!!!" Trump wrote in a new social media post.
Trump indicated that if a deal isn't made quickly, he would place high levels of taxes, tariffs, and sanctions on Russia.
"Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. If we don't make a "deal," and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to theUnited States, and various other participating countries," Trump said.
Trump then threatened that it can be done "the easy way, or the hard way."
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday night, Trump indicated he'd be speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin in person.
"I'll be meeting with President Putin," Trump said, but didn't say when that might happen.
Trump also indicated that Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy was willing to come to the negotiating table, but is unsure if Putin would, too.
"He told me he wants to make a deal. He wants to make -- Zelenskyy wants to make a deal. I don't know if Putin does," Trump said.
During the ABC News debate in September, Trump claimed he would settle the war between Russia and Ukraine before he got into office.
At one point, he had also signaled that the war would be over within 24 hours of becoming president..
