Trump’s threat against Moscow on Ukraine seen as an insulting false start by some in Russia

Russia is not the Gaza Strip. And starting a dialogue with ultimatums is not the most far-sighted move on the part of a leader claiming to be a peacemaker. Moscow will never agree to any deals dictated by blackmail and threats,

Kots wrote

It confirms that his level of understanding of the causes, current state and prospects for resolving the Ukrainian crisis is approximately at the same level as his understanding of the course and outcome of World War II,

Kosachyov said in a statement

Abbas Gallyamovformer speechwriter

Trump could have afforded to take his time (on Ukraine), but he has decided not to drag things out and is slowly starting to apply pressure (on Russia),

Gallyamov wrote on his blog

Vladimir Solovyov (philosopher)russian President

Is that any way to talk to great Russia?,

an angry Solovyov told his listeners

We carefully record all the nuances. We remain ready for dialogue, President Putin has repeatedly spoken about this — for equal dialogue, for mutually respectful dialogue,

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters

Mark Ruttegeneral

We have to change the trajectory of the war,

Mr Rutte said

Mark Ruttegeneral

If Ukraine loses then to restore the deterrence of the rest of Nato again, it will be a much, much higher price than what we are contemplating at this moment in terms of ramping up our spending and ramping up our industrial production,

Mr Rutte said

I flew off the couch to get dressed, and, running to the cabinet, I was covered in debris, after which I climbed out and heard my wife screaming.”

Speaking to Reuters as he searched the gutted remains of his apartment, a 35-year-old named Serhiy described the attack, saying

These can be Russia’s fintech sector, companies involved in the development of e-ruble, central bank digital currency used as an alternative to the SWIFT international payment system Russia is already cut off from, and cryptocurrency payment systems,

he said

Dmitry Peskovspokesperson

We don’t really see anything new here. Trump often resorted to sanctions when he was president before,

Peskov said

Mark Ruttegeneral

I was very, very happy with the position of Trump to put more sanctions on Russia. We know that the Russian economy is doing terribly bad[ly], and the sanctions will help."

NATO's Secretary-General Mark Rutte told CNBC in Davos, Switzerland

There are problems, but unfortunately, problems are now the companions of almost all countries of the world,

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Reuters

Vladimir Putinpresident

We have always said that we are ready for negotiations and compromises,

Putin said at the time, after saying

Russia is ready for an equal and careful dialogue with the United States, which we had during Trump's first term. We are waiting for signals that have not yet been received."

Quote from Dmitry Peskov

We do not see any particular new elements here."

Quote from Dmitry Peskov, Spokesperson for the Russian leader

Andrii Sybihaukrainian Foreign Minister

We do really welcome such strong messages from President Trump and we believe that he will be the winner. And we believe that we have an additional chance to get new dynamic in diplomatic efforts to end this war,

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said, speaking in English at a discussion panel in Davos, Switzerland

Lower oil prices will hit the Russian budget really hard. In December 2024, Russian trade surplus was the lowest since 2020. If Donald Trump restores the effectiveness of the price cap for Russian oil, Russian federal budget losses will be even greater,

Mr Vlasiuk said

By decisively cutting off Russian energy revenues from fossil fuels, the US can lead the world in pressuring Moscow to end its aggression and support Ukraine’s fight for sovereignty,

the founder of Razom We Stand clean energy campaign group told The Independent

I want Vladimir Putin to beg us, to beg Ukraine, to beg allies of Ukraine to sit at the table and to talk."

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Bill Kristolamerican writer

But Russia already prevented from selling anything in U.S. So this threat of 'Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions' seems empty. If Trump wants to put pressure on Putin, he needs to ramp up support for Ukraine. Otherwise it's just weak rhetoric from Trump which Putin will ignore."

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Bill Kristol, the director of Defending Democracy Together, wrote