Has Trump now given up on Putin?

Ultimatums, deadlines, warnings, threats, none of them have changed Vladimir Putin's strategic objective which is to turn Ukraine into a vassal state. It doesn't seem to matter what Trump says, he is ignored by Putin. So, have we reached a point where Trump has officially given up on Putin and will push ahead with huge new sanctions to punish Russia and cripple its economy? He has been threatening to do it for weeks but he told the BBC in an interview recently that he hadn't yet given up on Putin. That may well have changed since the interview with the excellent Gary O'Donoghue in Washington. There is really very little point in giving Pytin one last chance. He will ignore that, too. He is just steaming ahead with trying to conquer Ukraine, in the hope that his former friend, Trump, will not go ahead with the new round of sanctions. But Trump has no other option. The bombs and missiles keep coming and hitting Ukrainian cities and destroying the infrastructure. Threats make no difference. Action might. If Trump imposes 100 per cent or 500 per cent tariffs on all countries who buy cheap Russian oil, it could very quickly undermine Putin's war machine. He needs the oil money to feed and arm his soldiers in Ukraine and produce more artillery shells, rockets and missiles. So, no more deadlines, Mr President, just go ahead and do it. Slam the biggest-ever tariffs on Russian oil and goods and, for heaven's sake, do something about the billions which the Russian elite have secreted away in overseas bank accounts. Freeze the lot and see if that takes the smile off their faces. BUY MY NEW SPY THRILLER, AGENT REDRUTH, FROM AMAZON, ROWANVALE BOOKS, WATERSTONES ETC.