Trump Hints at New Russia Sanctions As Ukraine War Escalates

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US President Donald Trump again played down the likelihood of a quick meeting of the Russian and Ukrainian leaders and raised the possibility of new sanctions on Moscow, although he also said the Ukrainian side is not without blame. "I want to see that [war] end," Trump told reporters on August 26 at the White House. "It's very, very serious what I have in mind, if I have to do it. But I want to see it end." "We want to have an end. We have economic sanctions." "It will not be a world war, but it will be an economic war," Trump said. "An economic…