'It's disgusting': Trump blasts Russia over Ukraine, warns of sanctions if no deal by August 8

Donald Trump slams Russia over Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has threatened fresh sanctions on Russia  as he slammed the country’s military actions in Ukraine as “disgusting", and said the sanctions would be imposed if no agreement can be reached.

“Russia, I think it’s disgusting what they’re doing. I think it’s disgusting," Trump told reporters.

Trump said he was unsure whether sanctions would deter Russia, but has given President Vladimir Putin until August 8 to reach a deal, warning he will respond with economic measures if no agreement is made. He made the remarks while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office.

“This is [Joe] Biden’s war, not my war, but if I said I get in, I’ll try and get the thing stopped. But I think what Russia is doing is very sad. A lot of Russians are dying, Ukrainians are dying, you know the United States isn’t really involved in that war," the US President said.

“We are gonna put sanctions, I don’t know if these sanctions bother him, I know better than anybody about sanctions, tariffs, and everything else. I don’t know if that has any effect, but we’re gonna do it," Trump said.

“This is a war that shouldn’t have happened if I were the President, and this is Biden’s war, this is a stupid war to get into, should have never got into this war," he added.