India, July 9 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would strongly consider backing a new Russia sanctions bill that aims to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the Ukraine war. The bill, which was introduced in the US Senate earlier this year, proposes a 500% tariff on countries such as India that purchase Russian energy products.

"I'm looking. It's totally at my option. They pass it totally at my option, and to terminate totally at my option. And I'm looking at it very strongly," Trump told reporters on Tuesday. The American leader also expressed frustration at Putin for refusing to end the conflict with Ukraine. Trump recently directed America's department of defense to send more defensive weapons t...