Several social media users claimed on Wednesday that President Donald Trump is considering extraditing former Chief Medical Advisor and Biden's COVID-19 chief, Anthony Fauci, to Russia at the demand of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

President Donald Trump put Vladimir Putin on notice with a social media post threatening tariffs and sanctions on Russian goods if a deal to end the Ukraine war doesn't come soon.

In a bold move to pressure Russia into negotiations with Kyiv, U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a series of threats aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Trump warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of imposing sanctions on Russian exports if a deal is not reached soon.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would add new tariffs to his sanctions threat against Russia if the country does not make a deal to end its war in Ukraine, and added that these also could be applied to "other participating countries.

In a post to Truth Social, President Trump threatened to hit Russia with tariffs if Vladimir Putin refuses to make a deal on the Ukraine war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the two countries’ close ties, a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president.

A peace deal will likely be brokered in Ukraine this year, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said. Although his timescale has slipped, both Ukraine and Russia have indicated willing. Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said she believes there'll be a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine this year.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Russia "and other participating countries" with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon. Without a deal,

Peace deal with Putin would require 200,000 European troops, says Zelensky - Russia will return to Europe with an army 10 times the size of that which invaded Ukraine in 2022, Zelensky warns

Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to take his country’s ties with Russia to a new level this year in a video conference with counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, hours after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.

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