President Trump showed his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, saying he will impose steep “secondary” tariffs on Russia if the Kremlin doesn’t reach a cease-fire deal with Ukraine within 50 days, and announcing he’ll send more U.S. weapons to Kyiv.
Mr. Trump made the announcements after meeting at the White House with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who has been organizing the proposal to bolster Ukraine’s defenses.
“It’s not my war,” Mr. Trump said in remarks directed at Mr. Putin. “I’m trying to get you out of it, and we want to see it end. And I’m disappointed in President Putin, because I thought we would have had a deal two months ago, but it doesn’t seem to get there.”
“So based on that, we’re going to be doing secondary tariffs,” Mr. Trump said. “If we don’t have a deal in 50 days, it’s very simple, and they’ll