US President Donald Trump yesterday sharply criticized the "disgusting" Russia's behavior towards Ukraine and said he planned to impose sanctions on Moscow if an agreement is not reached, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
The US president said this to journalists in the Oval Office of the White House and also said he was not sure whether sanctions would deter Russia.
Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin until August 8 to conclude a peace agreement and threatened to respond with economic pressure if he did not.
The US President's special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, will visit Russia after his current trip to Israel, US President Donald Trump announced yesterday, quoted by Reuters.
Trump did not give further details about the program of Witkoff, who has held extensive talks in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past.
The US president gave Putin until August 8 to reach an agreement to end the fighting in Ukraine. and threatened to impose economic sanctions on Russia if it does not.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Western partners last night to take stricter measures against the sale of banned electronic components for combat drones and missiles to Russia, DPA reported, referring to his evening video address.
Zelensky said he had spoken with the ambassadors of EU member states in Kiev, showing them parts of downed Russian combat drones and missiles.
"None of these missiles or "Shahed" drones could have been created without components from other countries received in Russia through various supply schemes," the Ukrainian president said. "Any such supply scheme must be blocked - and it depends on our partners," he added.
Ukrainian specialists recently found many electronic components from China in Russian combat drones manufactured in Iran.
Beijing does not participate in technological sanctions against its ally Moscow, DPA notes. However, components from European countries or the United States are also found in many Russian weapons, although their export to Russia is prohibited.