President Donald Trump said he 'trusts' Russian President Vladimir Putin, one day after the two men spoke for 90 minutes, while his administration was accused of giving away concessions prior to conversations to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump said that he would like to have Russia back in the G7 – the gang of economic power holders on which it was started after it had annexed Crimea from Ukraine.
“I would like to have them back. I think it was a mistake to throw them away, he said.
His comments followed comments on Wednesday from Minister of Defense Pete Hegseeth who returned to the border of Ukraine in the boundaries of before 2014 is an unrealistic goal. '
“The United States do not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated scheme,” said Hegseeth.
Trump made a backup of that position when he was asked.
“I thought his comments were good yesterday and probably good today,” Trump said. 'They may be a bit softer, but I thought his comments, I thought his comments were pretty accurate yesterday.
“I see no way in which a country in the position of Russia could allow them, only in their position, enable them to join NATO,” Trump said.
With a potential Trump-Putin meeting in Saudi Arabia at an unknown time, Trump also said that he wants conversations about cutbacks on military editions with Russia and China.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before signing an executive order as National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett of the White House, from the left, senior counselor of the White House for Trade and Production Peter Navarro, Minister of White House Will Scharf and Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick Watch, in the Oval office of the White House, Thursday, February 13, 2025, in Washington
After the release of Marc Fogel, Trump spoke, an American teacher who, according to the government in Russia, was “wrongly held”. He was confronted with a 14 -year prison sentence for the possession of Marijuana.
He made the comments that would ask questions from reporters at an event where he signed an order to allow new global 'reciprocal rates' with plans to target foreign commercial practices on land that will be affected within a few weeks.
“Rates are good, rates are actually great,” Trump said, signing the new order she placed in place.
He said that American prices could “rise” because of the rates, for fear of long -term trade conflicts.
Trump had hyped the order online as a signal event, using a sentence that he often applies to orders he wants to emphasize. 'Today is the big: Mutual rates !!! Make America great again !!! '
A higher officials of the White House described the enormous reach of the rates, which will go much further than the rates imposed on other countries to the US to include 'difficult legal requirements', exchange rates that lead to 'undervalued currency' and tax structures that Possibly disadvantages the US
“It is clear that they cheat us,” said a senior white house.
The 'mutual' part of the rates taxes input at the same rate that other countries apply to American exports – although the definitions applied by the White House give Trump a lot of leeway to increase rates on a nation if it considers it necessary .
The official described how the order would take into account
But the list of factors that are being considered offers a major list of reasons to make a new rate.
Trump again spoke about ending Russia's bloody war against Ukraine, of which he said it would not have happened if he was president
President Donald Trump signed an order that imposed 'mutual' rates for other countries
“I would like them back,” Trump said about returning Russia in the G7. It was kicked out after Russia seized the Crimea from Ukraine in 2014
They include rates, 'unfair, discrimination or extraterritorial taxes' including a tax with added value, which is common in Europe.
Trump himself said that he would not tolerate the VAT of the European Union, which he called 'brutal'.
Also considered 'subsidies and difficult legal requirements', exchange rates that' deviate from market value 'such as' undervalued currency' and 'any other practice that [U.S. Trade Representative] Provisions is an unfair limitation. '
The officer does not only have the new rates that were reduced by negotiations – while Trump paused large rates he threatened to impose on Canada and Mexico.
'What we hope to do is have this discussion with the nations of the world about how unbalanced the trade environment is because of the existing structures. So the president is more than happy to lower the rates if countries want to lower rates. But let's also acknowledge that rates, higher rates, are not the majority of the problem in many, if not most cases, “the official said.
President Trump called the mutual rates 'The Big One' online
Trump's White House argues that foreign tax systems disadvantage the disadvantage
The proceeds from the bond of the euro zone fell before the details about the move.
The trade movements come prior to a visit from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The rates are only the latest aggressive trade movement of Trump, which campaigned with the argument that the US is 'scammed' and has removed warnings that they can contribute to inflation.
On Monday he made 25 percent rates on steel and aluminum and he set 10 percent rates for all goods from China, while for 30 days he paused his 25 percent rate on Canada and Mexico, the best trading partners in the country.
