Trump ‘absolutely’ weighing sanctions against Russia

President Donald Trump declared he was absolutely considering new sanctions against Russia after Moscow launched a second night of deadly missile and drone strikes across much of Ukraine Trump s comments made to reporters in New Jersey on Sunday before he boarded Air Force One came as he grows visibly frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the state of talks meant to deliver a ceasefire in Ukraine I m not happy with what Putin is doing Trump stated He s killing a lot of people and I don t know what the hell happened to Putin I ve known him a long time constantly gotten along with him but he s sending rockets into cities and killing people and I don t like it at all Ukrainian functionaries disclosed at least people were killed in Russian airstrikes overnight prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to renew his call for more sanctions The attacks coincided with a third day of prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine Trump repeatedly questioned what s wrong with Putin We re in the middle of talking and he s shooting rockets into Kyiv and other cities he explained I don t like it at all Trump s comments mark a shift in his approach to the two countries where previously Zelenskyy bore the brunt of U S pressure for an end to the war that began in February with Russia s invasion Trump had been cool to the idea of ratcheting up pressure on Putin with sanctions earlier this month Possibilities could include new sanctions targeting Russia s oil business or oil company Rosneft