President Trump said Tuesday it was likely he would impose additional sanctions on Russia if it did not come to the negotiating table to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine. “Sounds likely,” Trump said of potential sanctions on Moscow.

World leaders have been rushing to get on Donald Trump’s good side since his reelection as US president, arguably none more so than Ukraine.

"I will be 100% on board with taking sanctions up," Treasury Secretary-pick Scott Bessent told lawmakers on Thursday.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that ending the war between Russia and Ukraine would become the official policy of the United States under President Donald Trump. He added that both sides—Moscow and Kyiv—must make concessions.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will begin working on a ceasefire in Ukraine "almost immediately," new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists on Jan. 20. Asked about a timeframe for ending the war,

President of the USA, Donald Trump, referred to his promise to end the war in Ukraine in one day. "I have another half a day left. We'll see.," he joked. The new Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said that each side of the conflict will have to make some concessions.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that ending the war between Russia and Ukraine is possible only if both sides are willing to make compromises. Source: Rubio during a conversation with journalists immediately after being confirmed as US Secretary of State,