Kremlin responded to Trump’s threatening of Putin and Russia

The Kremlin said Thursday they were watching closely all “statements and rhetoric” coming from U.S. President Donald Trump, a day after he threatened Moscow with further sanctions if an agreement isn’t reached to end the fighting in Ukraine.

According to Associated Press in a post to his Truth Social site on Wednesday, Trump urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to “settle now and stop this ridiculous war,” adding that he would have “no choice” but to expand sanctions and increase tariffs on Russian goods.

During his regular call with journalists on Thursday morning, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said these threats were nothing new.

“Trump, in his first iteration of his presidency, was the American president who most often resorted to sanctions methods. He likes these methods,” Peskov said. Peskov added that Moscow “remains ready for a mutually respectful dialogue.”