Trump Signals Readiness for New Sanctions on Russia

2025-09-08 08:26:01

(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he is prepared to initiate a fresh stage involving further penalties against Russia, following night-time strikes that left four people dead and dozens more injured in Ukraine.

Speaking with journalists before heading to the US Open tennis championship in New York, Trump responded positively when questioned if he was ready to proceed with additional sanctions on Russia.

This confirmation arrived after Russia unleashed a record 818 drones and rockets overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force command, exceeding the earlier peak of 728 recorded in July.

Trump also touched upon domestic issues, clarifying that federal action in Chicago should not be seen as military conflict but rather as civic cleanup operations, even though his social media remarks about the city referenced a well-known Vietnam War film.

When asked about embattled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who faced tough interrogation before a congressional panel last week, Trump referred to him as "a different kind of a guy" with "a lot of good ideas."

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