- by foxnews
- 12 Mar 2025
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told reporters that Trump is ready to use "carrots or sticks" to bring both Russia and Ukraine to the table. When asked by Fox News Channel Senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich for more details on what could be sanctioned, Hassett simply said there are "a heck of a lot of things."
"Russia continues its energy terror," Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko wrote on Facebook. "Again energy and gas infrastructure in various regions of Ukraine has come under massive missile and drone fire."
President Trump also included a message to both Ukraine and Russia in his Truth Social post: "Get to the table right now, before it is too late."
Friday's attack seemed to be in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirming that his team would participate in peace talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia next week. While Zelenskyy himself will not be at the meeting, his team will sit with their American counterparts to discuss ending the war.
"He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for peace," Trump wrote on Truth Social last week after the heated meeting.
However, things seemed to have smoothed over between the two leaders, with Trump reading a letter from Zelenskyy during his address to a joint session of Congress. Trump said he appreciated Zelenskyy's letter and that he wants to see the "savage conflict" end.
Fox News Channel's Jacqui Heinrich contributed to this report.
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