Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Trump was also fond of imposing sanctions during his first term and Moscow sees nothing new in the president's latest ultimatum. "We do not see any particular new elements here," Peskov told Russian media Thursday, Politico.eu reported. "He likes these methods, at least he liked them during his first presidency."

Moscow believes it has the resources and manpower to withstand at least another year of the conflict.

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) (Reuters) - Ukraine praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday for threatening to impose tariffs and sanctions on Russia if it refuses to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine and said the comment sent a "strong signal".

Moscow responded calmly on Thursday to threats issued by US President Donald Trump of sanctions in order to end the ongoing war in Ukraine. "We don't see any particularly new elements here," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said of Trump's statement that he would impose high taxes,

The attack came as South Korea’s military said North Korea is preparing to send more troops to join Russia’s fight against Ukraine, despite Pyongyang suffering a high rate of losses among its existing deployment of 11,000 and seeing some of its soldiers captured.

Russia has responded to the United States President, Donald Trump's warning that he will impose tariffs and sanctions if Moscow does not "make a deal"

Putin defies Trump’s threats over Ukraine war and launches huge drone attack on Zaporizhzhia - Kremlin indicates it sees nothing new in President Trump’s threat to hit Russia with new sanctions and ta

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on yesterday's statement by U.S. President Donald Trump, in which he called for an immediate end to the war against Ukraine and threatened Russia with sanctions and new tariffs.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is willing to release North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers being held captive in Russia.

Trump on Wednesday threatened to impose more sanctions and tariffs on Russia if President Vladimir Putin fails to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday it saw nothing particularly new in a threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to hit Russia with new sanctions and tariffs if it did not agree to end the war in Ukraine.

The Kremlin said Thursday it saw nothing new in US President Donald Trump's calls for Russia to end its military offensive in Ukraine, and that Moscow was ready for "mutually respectful" dialogue with him.