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Donald Trump has threatened Russia with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon, as the new US president tries to increase pressure on Moscow to start negotiations with Kyiv.

Writing in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump said Russia’s economy was failing and urged Vladimir Putin to “settle now and stop this ridiculous war”.

Without a deal, Trump said, “I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries.”

The statement marks Trump’s most detailed efforts yet to end the war in Ukraine. During the election campaign, he said he would end the war “in 24 hours” if elected.

“Let’s get this war, which never would have started if I were President, over with! We can do it the easy way, or the hard way – and the easy way is always better,” he said.

Trump pledged during his presidential campaign to end the war before he even took office. Asked on Monday how long it would take to do so, he said: “I have to speak to President Putin. We’re going to have to find out.”

US media reported this week that Trump had instructed his special envoy, Keith Kellogg, to end the war in 100 days.

Top Russian officials have expressed unusual willingness to engage with Trump in recent statements. Putin praised his readiness to “restore direct contacts with Russia” on Monday.

In what appeared to be an appeal to Trump’s well-documented fondness for flattery, Putin has described him as courageous on two occasions, referring to the assassination attempt against him at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on 13 July.

In contrast, Trump’s rhetoric towards Russia has been harsher, marking some of his strongest-ever public criticism of Putin and his leadership.

Asked about the war in Ukraine shortly after his inauguration on Monday, Trump said that his Russian counterpart was destroying Russia by refusing to negotiate a ceasefire.

“He can’t be thrilled, he’s not doing so well,” he told reporters, referring to Putin’s war. “Russia is bigger, they have more soldiers to lose, but that’s no way to run a country.”

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Trump nevertheless wrote on Wednesday that he “always had a very good relationship” with Putin and that he “was not looking to hurt Russia”.

Trump’s latest statements highlight the unease many in Moscow’s elite feel about his unpredictability, which has led to a cautious response since his re-election.

Alexander Kots, a high-profile pro-war correspondent for Komsomolskaya Pravda, wrote on Telegram that Trump had issued Putin an ultimatum.

“As I’ve said before, it’s better to prepare for the worst. Soon, we’ll look back on Biden’s term with nostalgia, like a thaw,” he said.

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Speaking to state media on earlier on Wednesday, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said Moscow saw a “small window of opportunity” to forge agreements with the new Trump administration.

The Kremlin, however, has signalled that it is in no rush to sign a peace deal.

Russia’s deputy ambassador the UN, Dmitry Polyanskiy, gave a guarded response to Trump’s comments. “It’s not merely the question of ending the war. It’s first and foremost the question of addressing the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis,” he said.

“So we have to see what does the ‘deal’ mean in President Trump’s understanding.”

Putin has repeatedly staked out a maximalist position for ending the war in recent months, demanding that Ukraine not join Nato, and that it adopt a neutral status and undergo some level of demilitarisation. He has insisted the west lift its sanctions against Russia and said he wanted to retain control of Crimea and the four Ukrainian regions Moscow claimed in 2022.

In a show of strength, Putin held talks in the last few days with two of his key allies in his struggle against the west. He hosted the Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, in Moscow on Friday and spoke via video link to the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, on Tuesday.

Trump’s latest statement on the war in Ukraine notably omits any mention of providing additional weapons to Kyiv, instead signalling a shift towards deploying economic measures against Moscow.

Given the shrinking trade ties between the US and Russia and the raft of sanctions on Russia already, the effectiveness of Trump’s direct threat of tariffs is uncertain. The trade between the two countries in the first 11 months of 2024 was only $3.4bn. The annual trade between the US and Europe by comparison is about $1.5tn.

Trump administration officials have previously indicated that they believe the US could further target Russia’s economy by sanctioning its energy sector.

Tatiana Stanovaya, the founder of the political analysis firm R.Politik, said that despite Trump’s efforts to force Putin to negotiate, the Russian leader appeared convinced that he had the resources to outlast Ukraine.

“A peace deal on Russian terms would save significant resources, but absent such an agreement, Putin is prepared to fight for as long as it takes,” she wrote on X.

She also wrote that Russia’s current economic situation was unlikely to compel Putin to negotiate with Ukraine. “If the Kremlin concludes that no favourable deal with Trump is forthcoming, they will likely focus on prolonging the conflict,” she added.

In a recent development in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin, threatening to impose taxes, tariffs, and sanctions if Russia does not cease its aggression in the region.

The escalating tensions between the two nations have raised concerns about the potential for a full-scale conflict in Ukraine, which has been embroiled in a civil war since 2014. The United States has been a strong supporter of Ukraine and has imposed sanctions on Russia in the past in response to its actions in the region.

President Trump’s latest statement comes after reports of increased Russian military activity in eastern Ukraine, prompting fears of a possible invasion. In a tweet, Trump declared, “If Russia does not stop its aggression in Ukraine, we will not hesitate to use economic measures to punish them. Taxes, tariffs, and sanctions are all on the table.”

The threat of economic retaliation marks a significant escalation in the US response to the conflict in Ukraine and underscores the administration’s commitment to supporting Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. It remains to be seen how Russia will respond to Trump’s ultimatum and whether the situation will escalate further in the coming days.

As tensions continue to rise in Ukraine, the international community is closely monitoring the situation and urging both sides to exercise restraint and seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict. The threat of economic measures by the US adds a new dimension to the crisis and highlights the complex and volatile nature of US foreign policy in the region.

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January 23, 2025

Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and sanctions if Ukraine war doesn’t end : NPR

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President Trump threatened to impose “high levels” of tariffs and sanctions on Russia if there is no deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Trump called out Russian President Vladimir Putin by name in the social media post, arguing that he always had a good relationship with the leader, but that it was time to settle “this ridiculous War!”

“We can do it the easy way, or the hard way – and the easy way is always better,” Trump wrote on his social media website. ” ‘It’s time to MAKE A DEAL.’ NO MORE LIVES SHOULD BE LOST!!!”

During his campaign, Trump repeatedly said he could settle the war between Russia and Ukraine in one day if he was elected president. He would go on to claim that Putin would never have invaded had Trump been president.

It’s unclear how much impact economic penalties would have on the Russian government. The Biden administration already imposed various sanctions on Russia’s economic sectors.

Trump said in his post that he was not “looking to hurt Russia” and that he’s offering Putin “a very big FAVOR,” considering the number of lives lost and the impacts on Russia’s economy. Russia actually sells very little to the United States. In the first 11 months of last year, the U.S. imported a little less than $3 billion worth of Russian goods. That’s about one-tenth of 1% of total U.S. imports. And it’s a reduction of about 90% from what the U.S. imported from Russia in 2021, the year before the invasion of Ukraine.

“Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE,” he also wrote.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would like to have peace, “but it takes two to tango.”

“We’ll see what happens anytime they want,” Trump said. “I mean, I’d like to see that end. Millions of people are being killed, and they’re being killed. It’s a vicious situation.”

On Inauguration Day Monday, Putin congratulated Trump and said he was open to dialogue and a deal for “long-term peace.”

In a recent turn of events, President Trump has issued a warning to Russia, threatening to impose tariffs and sanctions if the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is not resolved. The escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine have sparked concerns about the potential for a full-scale war, prompting the US to take a strong stance against Russian aggression.

The Trump administration has made it clear that they will not tolerate any further aggression from Russia in Ukraine, and are prepared to take decisive action if necessary. The threat of tariffs and sanctions is a clear indication of the seriousness of the situation, and the US is prepared to use all available means to bring an end to the conflict.

As the situation continues to unfold, it remains to be seen how Russia will respond to Trump’s warning. The international community is closely watching the situation, hoping for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine. Stay tuned for further updates on this developing story.

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January 23, 2025

Trump tells Putin to end ‘ridiculous war’ in Ukraine or face new sanctions

Donald Trump has warned he will impose high tariffs and further sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin fails to end the war in Ukraine.

Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, he said that by pushing to settle the war he was doing Russia and its president a “very big favour”.

Trump had previously said he would negotiate a settlement to Russia’s full-scale invasion launched in February 2022, in a single day.

Russia has not yet responded to the remarks, but senior officials have said in recent days that there is a small window of opportunity for Moscow to deal with the new US administration.

Putin has said repeatedly that he is prepared to negotiate an end to the war, which first began in 2014, but that Ukraine would have to accept the reality of Russian territorial gains, which are currently about 20% of its land. He also refuses to allow Ukraine to join Nato.

Kyiv does not want to give up its territory, although President Volodymyr Zelensky has conceded he may have to cede some currently occupied land temporarily.

On Tuesday Trump told a news conference he would be talking to Putin “very soon” and it “sounds likely” that he would apply more sanctions if the Russian leader did not come to the table.

But in his Truth Social post on Wednesday, he went further: “I’m going to do Russia, whose Economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big FAVOR,” he wrote.

“Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. If we don’t make a ‘deal’, and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries.”

Continuing, he said: “Let’s get this war, which never would have started if I were President, over with! We can do it the easy way, or the hard way – and the easy way is always better. It’s time to “MAKE A DEAL”.”

Russia’s deputy UN ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy earlier told Reuters news agency that the Kremlin would need to know what Trump wants in a deal to stop the war before the country moves forward.

Meanwhile Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the World Economic Forum on Tuesday that at least 200,000 peacekeepers would be needed under any agreement.

And he told Bloomberg that any peacekeeping force for his country would have to include US troops to pose a realistic deterrent to Russia.

“It can’t be without the United States… Even if some European friends think it can be, no it will not be,” he said, adding that no-one else would risk such a move without the US.

While Ukraine’s leaders might appreciate this tougher-talking Trump – they have always said Putin only understands strength – the initial reaction in Kyiv to the US president’s comments suggest that it is actions people are waiting for, not words.

Trump has not specified where more economic penalties might be aimed, or when. Russian imports to the US have plummeted since 2022 and there are all sorts of heavy restrictions already in place.

Currently, the main Russian exports to the US are phosphate-based fertilisers and platinum.

On social media, there was a generally scathing response from Ukrainians. Many suggested that more sanctions were a weak reply to Russian aggression. But the biggest question for most is what Putin is actually open to discussing with Ukraine at any peace talks.

In Moscow meanwhile, some people are seeing signs that the Kremlin may be readying Russians to accept less than the “victory” once envisaged, which included tanks rolling all the way west to the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa.

TV editor Margarita Simonyan, who is stridently pro-Putin, has begun talking of “realistic” conditions for ending the war, which she suggests could include halting the fighting along the current frontline.

That would mean the four Ukrainian regions that Putin illegally pronounced as Russian territory more than two years ago, like Zaporizhzhia, still being partially controlled by Kyiv.

Russian hardliners, the so-called “Z” bloggers, are furious at such “defeatism”.

In his social media post, Trump also couched his threat of tariffs and tighter sanctions in words of “love” for the Russian people and highlighted his respect for Soviet losses in World War Two – a near-sacred topic for Putin – though Trump massively overestimated the numbers and appeared to think the USSR was Russia alone. In reality, millions of Ukrainians and other Soviet citizens also lost their lives.

That said, the man who previously said he could “understand” Russia’s concerns about Ukraine joining Nato – which for Kyiv is tantamount to saying Putin was provoked – does seem to be shifting his tone.

Trump’s position matters. But after 11 years of war with Russia and a history of poor peace deals, Ukrainians are not inclined to be too hopeful.

In a recent development, former President Donald Trump has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the “ridiculous war” in Ukraine or face new sanctions.

Trump, who has been known for his close relationship with Putin, stated in a tweet that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is senseless and must come to an end. He urged Putin to seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict and warned that failure to do so would result in further sanctions from the international community.

The statement from Trump comes as tensions continue to escalate in the region, with reports of increased Russian military activity near the Ukrainian border. The United States and its allies have expressed concern over the situation and have called on Russia to de-escalate the conflict.

It remains to be seen how Putin will respond to Trump’s warning, but the international community will be closely watching the situation as it unfolds. Stay tuned for further updates on this developing story.

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January 23, 2025

Trump’s new DEA chief is a veteran of US war on drug cartels

WASHINGTON – In a significant move to combat the ongoing fentanyl crisis and Mexican drug cartels, the Trump administration has tapped storied former counternarcotics agent Derek Maltz as acting administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The DEA confirmed Maltz’s appointment in a news release Tuesday afternoon. He replaces Biden administration DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, who left the agency last week, the DEA said.

“I promise to lead the men and women of DEA with integrity and grit,” Maltz said. “DEA will continue to be relentless in our pursuit of the cartels who threaten this great nation.”

Maltz, a 28-year veteran of the DEA, said the agency is positioned to lead the nation’s drug enforcement and intelligence efforts by working closely with federal, state and local partners “to bring the world’s most ruthless narco-terrorists to justice; and save American lives by creating a vast network of community partners to help spread critical awareness.”

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, praised Maltz as “an outstanding choice” who served at the DEA for nearly 30 years. “At a time when so many of our people have been killed by fentanyl and other drugs, he’s exactly what we need,” said Roy, who introduced a bill last year to designate four top Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations.

President Donald Trump’s first pick to lead the DEA, Chad Chronister, the sheriff in Hillsborough County, Florida, withdrew just two days after his selection was announced in early December, citing the “gravity” of the job.

The DEA, a federal law enforcement agency within the Justice Department with more than 80 foreign offices, is the linchpin in the U.S. effort to battle the organized crime and drug trafficking syndicates behind the synthetic opioid epidemic.

Fentanyl and related laboratory-made opioid compounds coming across the U.S. border from Mexico – often in the form of black-market prescription painkiller pills – have killed hundreds of thousands of Americans in the past few years alone, making it the deadliest drug crisis in U.S. history.

Maltz retired from the DEA in 2014 after serving as special agent in charge of its Special Operations Division (SOD), a multi-agency nerve center in Chantilly, Virginia that coordinates U.S. international drug- and crime-fighting efforts.

Even before leaving DEA, and in the decade since, Maltz has been one of the most vocal proponents of going after the transnational criminal groups flooding the U.S. with fentanyl, especially Mexico’s Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels by designating them as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

On Monday night, hours after his inauguration, President Donald Trump issued an executive order doing just that.

“The Cartels have engaged in a campaign of violence and terror throughout the Western Hemisphere that has not only destabilized countries with significant importance for our national interests but also flooded the United States with deadly drugs, violent criminals, and vicious gangs,” Trump’s order said.

Maltz is expected to help lead that effort as head of DEA and through his relationships with leaders of other law enforcement and intelligence agents here and abroad.

“Derek Maltz has been talking this since 2011 when he went before a Senate subcommittee saying these organizations need to be designated as narco-terrorist groups,” said Michael Brown, a former senior DEA special agent who worked with Maltz.

“They’re not operating like drug traffickers of the 1970s anymore,” said Brown, who is now global director of counter-narcotics technology at Rigaku Analytical Devices. “They’ve elevated, through narco-chemistry and violence, to become transnational organized crime groups that are literally killing thousands of Americans with fentanyl.”

“This designation now gives law enforcement and prosecutor’s offices the big hammer they need to really go after not just the cartels,” Brown said, “but the domestic groups helping them as well.”

A 7-year-old ‘undercover’ agent

Maltz became a legend at the DEA in part because he went on his first undercover drug surveillance mission as a 7-year-old − tagging along with his father, who was an agent on a New York City drug trafficking task force at the time − he told USA TODAY in an interview last year. The younger Maltz later headed the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force, the oldest and largest drug task force in America.

Maltz also helped develop and implement an effort by the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to coordinate their crime- and drug-fighting efforts around the world. And he formally established the multi-agency Counter Narco-Terrorism Operations Center (CNTOC) in January 2007.

As head of SOD, Maltz led high-profile efforts to take down leaders of transnational criminal organizations, including Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman of the Sinaloa Cartel and global weapons trafficker Viktor Bout, known more commonly as the “Merchant of Death.”

In recent years, Maltz worked for Pen-Link Ltd as its executive director for government relations. He has also been a fixture on Fox News and other conservative media, where he has attacked the Biden administration for not doing more to target the drug cartels and Chinese precursor chemical makers responsible for fentanyl influx into the U.S.

“Anybody that watches a video on the border right now today can see it’s a catastrophic disaster. I’m sorry, a humanitarian crisis, a public health crisis and a national security crisis all at once unfolding,” Maltz said in a May 2023 podcast by the conservative Heritage Foundation.

In his Nov. 17, 2011 testimony as head of SOD, Maltz warned of the need to more aggressively go after drug cartels with terrorism statutes.

“Due to the immediate and dire consequences of international narcoterrorism crimes, DEA does not have the luxury of adopting a reactive response to this existing criminal threat,” Maltz told lawmakers on the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on terrorism.

“Rather, in the case of international narcoterrorism crimes,” he testified, “only a proactive investigative response can protect the lives and property of innocent victims while simultaneously addressing the threat posed to national security.”

Maltz has also worked closely with the families of young victims of fentanyl overdoses to publicize their stories as a warning to others about the dangers of the drug. Fentanyl is often more than 50 times more powerful than heroin, and even a tiny amount of the concentrated powder the size of a grain of rice is enough to kill.

A priority for Trump

On the campaign trail last year, Trump often spoke of the need to do more to go after the cartels and the fentanyl trade.

In his executive order Monday night, Trump didn’t single out any particular cartel, crime group or drug trafficker.

Technically, the order designates cartels and crime organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.

That designation, Brown said, allows the U.S. government to more aggressively go after cartel traffickers, including potentially using the military or intelligence agencies to kill them with drone strikes.

Brown said the designation also could allow prosecutors to charge their U.S.-based accomplices with supporting terrorist organizations, which could bring them dramatically longer prison sentences.

President Trump has appointed a new chief for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and he is no stranger to the war on drug cartels. Timothy J. Shea, a former federal prosecutor with a background in counter-narcotics operations, has been chosen to lead the agency in its efforts to combat the illegal drug trade.

Shea’s experience in prosecuting drug trafficking organizations and working closely with law enforcement agencies makes him a strong candidate for the position. His appointment comes at a crucial time, as the DEA continues to face challenges in combating the flow of drugs into the United States.

With his background in fighting drug cartels, Shea is expected to bring a tough and strategic approach to the DEA’s operations. His leadership will be crucial in addressing the opioid crisis and other drug-related issues plaguing the country.

As the new DEA chief, Shea will have a critical role in shaping the agency’s priorities and strategies in the ongoing battle against drug cartels. With his proven track record in law enforcement and counter-narcotics operations, he is well-equipped to lead the DEA in its mission to protect the American people from the dangers of illegal drugs.

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January 22, 2025

Magic must win bidding war for coveted forward before the trade deadline

The Magic have not been able to catch a break on the injury front. Paolo Banchero is back, but they still have to play without Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner, Gary Harris, Moritz Wagner, and Goga Bitadze at the moment. After a few tough losses, the Magic have fallen to seventh in the Eastern Conference.

Ending the season in a favorable position for the playoffs is still well within reach, however. Soon enough, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs will be back, and that may be just enough to get the Magic back on track. Still, it seems it may be time for the Magic to make a move before the trade deadline. Even with Wagner and Suggs in the lineup, there are significant concerns about the Magic’s offense in the playoffs.

Orlando currently has the second-worst offensive rating in the league, ahead of only the Washington Wizards, and ranks last in 3-point percentage. Those are the same issues that hurt the Magic in last year’s playoffs. If they do not address the team’s offensive shortcomings, winning a series will be challenging once again. The Magic do not often make significant moves during the regular season and have been incredibly patient during their rebuild, but now seems like the right time to change that.

Bobby Marks wants Magic to trade for Cameron Johnson

The Magic have been connected to several players, from De’Aaron Fox to Anfernee Simons. Recently, on the Kevin O’Connor Show, Bobby Marks said that the Magic should actually have their eyes on Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson to improve the team’s shooting.

Johnson is currently shooting 42.6 percent on 7.6 3-point attempts per game—significantly better than any Magic player. Adding a shooter like Johnson, who can space the floor as well as defend but does not require the ball in his hands a lot, could really help the Magic.

If the Magic are healthy, Johnson likely would not start and play quite as many minutes as with the Nets. In turn, he also probably would not shoot over seven threes a game. That would not change the positive impact he could have on the Magic’s offense, though.

Even when Johnson primarily came off the bench in Phoenix during his first three seasons, he always attempted at least 4.8 threes per game and only shot less than 39 percent once. That would still be much better than what the Magic have right now. Four Magic players are averaging at least four threes per game but none of them are shooting more than 35.8 percent.

Plus, Johnson has a reputation as a 3-point threat. Just his presence on the court would space the floor. Trading for him would also add another scoring option and a player with playoff experience to the bench unit. Johnson could end up being a real difference-maker for the Magic but would not cost nearly as much as chasing an All-Star would.

And yet, landing Johnson may not be as easy as it sounds. The Nets seem ready to part ways with Johnson after already trading Dennis Schröder and Dorian Finney-Smith, but if the Magic decide to look into a trade, they will have plenty of competition. Teams looking to compete always need 3-and-D forwards.

So, if the Magic choose to make a move before the trade deadline—which would significantly improve their playoff chances—they cannot afford to hesitate.

As the NBA trade deadline approaches, the Orlando Magic find themselves in a crucial position. With the team struggling to make a playoff push, they are in desperate need of a game-changing forward to bolster their roster.

Rumors have been swirling around a coveted forward who is reportedly on the trading block. This player has the potential to elevate the Magic to the next level and help them compete with the top teams in the Eastern Conference.

However, the Magic are not the only team interested in acquiring this forward. Several other contenders are also vying for his services, which has sparked a bidding war for his talents.

In order to secure this player before the trade deadline, the Magic must pull out all the stops and make a compelling offer that outshines the competition. This may involve parting ways with key players or future draft picks, but the potential payoff could be well worth it.

Time is running out for the Magic to make a move, and the pressure is on to make a deal before the trade deadline passes. Magic fans are anxiously awaiting news of a potential acquisition, hoping that their team can make a splash and position themselves for a successful postseason run.

Stay tuned as the Magic make their final push to win the bidding war for this coveted forward and potentially change the course of their season.

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January 22, 2025

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