They pushed him to hold elections in the middle of the war, believing no doubt that Ukrainian voters would do them the favour of unseating him. Two months ago Mr Zelensky was believed to be dead set against holding a vote.

President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC on Sunday that he would mull secondary tariffs on Russian oil if Putin stalls the peace process with Ukraine.

The president threatened secondary tariffs on Russian oil if he believes Moscow is getting in the way of ending the war

President Donald Trump is barreling toward a self-imposed April 2 deadline for sweeping tariffs and is threatening additional ones on foreign adversaries this weekend even as he’s expressed openness to making deals.

President Donald Trump says he's "pissed off" at Russian President Vladimir Putin for undermining Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky The post Trump Says He’s ‘Pissed Off’ at Putin for Undermining Zelensky — Threatens Major Tariffs on Russia if They Stand in the Way of a Ceasefire first appeared on Mediaite.

Trump’s comments on Sunday revealed the frustration at the White House with the Russian president as negotiations over a settlement of the war in Ukraine continue on without a clear breakthrough. The new threat to hit imports from countries that purchase Russian oil come as Trump prepares to impose tariffs on goods from many of America’s largest trading partners on Wednesday.