Donald Trump said that Vladimir Putin "wants a piece" of America's economic success. Speaking from the board of Air Force One en route to Alaska, the US president said of his Russian counterpart: "Putin wants a piece of it because his country is not in a good economic state". Earlier, The Telegraph newspaper revealed that Trump is heading to Anchorage, armed with a package of financial incentives designed to ease the path to a ceasefire.
Trump added that he will not do business with Putin until a peace deal is reached.
"I noticed that he brings a lot of business people from Russia, and that's good", Trump said. "I like it because they want to do business, but they won't do business until we settle the war".
The US president reiterated his earlier comments, saying Putin would face "very serious" consequences if an agreement to end the fighting in Ukraine was not reached.
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Donald Trump: We will not do business with Putin until a peace deal is reached for Ukraine
The Telegraph newspaper revealed that Trump is heading to Anchorage, armed with a package of financial incentives designed to ease the path to a ceasefire
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