Trump 'very angry' with Putin over Ukraine
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Why is Trump angry with Putin over Ukraine?
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Andrew Peach and in the early hours of Monday the 31st of March, these are our main stories. President Trump says he's very angry with Vladimir Putin after weeks of trying to negotiate a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. The extent of damage in Myanmar becomes clearer days after a devastating earthquake. We'll hear from the BBC's Burmese service.
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The king of the miniseries, Richard Chamberlain, has died. President Trump has seemingly changed his tone in new comments about Vladimir Putin, according to a US network who are reporting him saying he's very angry with him for questioning the credibility of Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky. NBC News say Mr Trump was furious with the Russian leader over his suggestion a temporary administration should be installed to replace Mr Zelensky and that he's threatening to impose 50% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil if Russia doesn't agree a ceasefire in the next month. Our diplomatic correspondent James Landale is in Kiev and told me more about Mr Trump's comments.
It's almost out of the blue. We had one remark from Mr Trump last week where he told a news agency in the United States that he felt that Russia was possibly dragging its feet and said that that's what he would do in their place because that's the sort of thing that he sometimes did in deals when he was still in business dealing in property and elsewhere. So that was the first time we heard a slight criticism from Mr. Trump. This is now much further and a proper threat from the Americans because they've Mr. Trump is now saying, look to Vladimir Putin, if there is no deal over the Ukraine ceasefire within a month, then he and he believes that it's Russia's fault that there's no deal. Then he is threatening to target Russia's economy specifically by imposing sanctions. 50% tariffs on goods entering the United States from countries buying Russian oil, and that's largely China and India. So the question now is how Russia responds.
Now, he's had some success using this tactic of economic threats with other countries, but you wouldn't have thought that, especially when it's done publicly, Vladimir Putin was about to roll over.
Well, look, Russia's economy is not strong at the moment. And the cheap energy that is being bought by China and India is doing a huge amount to fuel Russia's economy and its war effort at the moment. You've got to remember that we're talking, you know, 30, 40 percent of the economy is now devoted entirely to fighting this war in Ukraine. So as a war economy, it needs to be able to sell goods. its fuel and its energy overseas so it can buy foreign currency so that it can then trade in other goods, especially weapons and dual-use items such as drones that are so vital in this war. So it's possible Mr Putin will have to respond to this, but, you know, we shall see.
And Donald Trump's tried to soften up both sides and get them to the negotiating table. He's told the world he wants there to be a deal. I wonder what Donald Trump's going to do if he doesn't get his way.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why is Trump angry with Putin over Ukraine?
0:37–1:28
2
What is the current situation in Gaza?
1:28–5:54
3
What are the latest developments in Myanmar after the earthquake?
5:54–14:02
4
How is AI being used ethically in Hollywood?
14:02–14:19
5
Who is Marcus Persson and how did he make his fortune?
14:19–15:05
6
What changes are happening in Syria's government?
15:05–34:29