Trump says Putin will ‘follow through,’ rebuffs Ukraine on deal

WASHINGTON �� U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin would follow through on striking a ceasefire agreement and accused Ukraine of attempting to negotiate an economic deal with the U.S., in the latest turn in his whipsaw effort to negotiate a temporary truce in the ongoing conflict.

�쏧 want to make sure that he follows through, and I think he will,�� Trump said of Putin on Monday in the Oval Office. �쏧 don�셳 want to go secondary tariffs on his oil, but I think, you know, something I would do if I thought he wasn�셳 doing the job.��

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