The Trump administration is likely planning to ramp up the pressure against Russian President Vladimir Putin if it doesn’t quit stalling on reaching a peace agreement, Fred Fleitz, a senior fellow at the America First Policy Institute, told Newsmax on Friday.
“I believe the administration is planning a backup plan of new sanctions and more pressure on Russia if it doesn’t cooperate,” Fleitz told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.” “I will tell you that I heard from someone who is tied to senior Trump officials that there is going to be a new initiative to put much greater pressure on Putin to cooperate, because, frankly, the peace process is not going well.”
His comments come as Putin on Friday called for a “transitional administration” to be put in place in Ukraine to replace President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He also vowed his army would “finish off” Ukrainian troops.
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