President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Republicans are working on legislation that will impose sanctions on any country doing business with Russia.

Newsweek contacted the Kremlin for comment by email outside of office hours.

Why It Matters

Trump has positioned himself as a "peacemaker," determined to add the war in Ukraine to his list of conflicts that he has played a role in ending, but his efforts to nudge Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table have come to nothing.

Instead, Putin has dug in on his war goals and even intensified his attacks on Ukraine. Ukraine and its European allies have urged Trump to take tougher action in response to Russia’s recalcitrance.

Applying sanctions on countries that do business with Russia will have a wide-ranging impact includ

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