Settle now and stop dis unreasonable war or face new sanctions – Trump tell Putin

Donald Trump don give warning say im go impose high tariffs and put more sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin fail to end di war for Ukraine.

On im social media platform Truth Social, Oga Trump say pushing to settle di war, im dey do Russia and dia president a “very big favour”.

Trump bin tok am bifor say im go negotiate settlement for Russia full-scale invasion wey dem launch for February 2022.

Russia neva respond to di post, but senior officials tok say small window of opportunity dey for Moscow to deal wit di new US administration.

Putin don repeatedly tok say im dey prepared to negotiate to end di war, wey first start for 2014, but Ukraine must accept di reality of Russian territorial gains, wey currently be about 20% of dia land.

E also no gree to allow Ukraine join Nato, di military alliance of Western kontris.

Kyiv no wan give up dia territory, although President Volodymyr Zelensky don accept say im fit leave some land wey dem currently dey occupy temporarily.

On Tuesday, Trump tell one news conference say im go follow Putin tok “very soon” and e “sound likely” say im go apply more sanctions if di Russian leader no gree settle.