US President Donald Trump fears that threats to Russia may lead to a failure of negotiations on Ukraine, CNN reports, citing its administration officials.
Trump has previously set deadlines between Russia and Ukraine to set 100% customs duties on Russian goods and impose secondary sanctions on Russian oil, unless Moscow and Kiev reach the ceasefire agreement.
"Trump was earlier for Russian President Vladimir Putin" serious consequences "if he did not stop the war, although the American president fears that acts may disrupt the talks.
Earlier, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Putin is open to various kinds of meetings with Ukraine, including trilateral talks with Trump and Vladimir Zelensky.
