Trump Says Losing Patience With Putin, Eyes Bank, Oil Sanctions

Sept. 12, 2025, 12:57 PM UTC

US President Donald Trump said that his patience with Russian President Vladimir Putin was “running out fast” and threatened Moscow with new economic sanctions as efforts to broker ceasefire talks with Ukraine have faltered.

“It’ll be hitting very hard on with sanctions to banks and having to do with oil and tariffs also,” Trump said Friday in an interview on Fox News.

Still, the president insisted that he had already “done a lot” to punish Russia, noting expanded tariffs he placed on India for purchasing Russian energy and argued that “this is a Europe problem, much more than our problem.” ...

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