MOSCOW, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday

it saw nothing particularly new in a threat by U.S. President

Donald Trump to hit Russia with new sanctions and tariffs if it

did not agree to end the war in Ukraine.

Referring to Russia and the war, Trump said on Wednesday:

"If we don't make a 'deal,' and soon, I have no other choice but

to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything

being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other

participating countries."

Trump said he would be doing a very big favour to Russia

and Putin by getting them to bring an end to what he called

"this ridiculous war".

Asked about Trump's comments, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry

Peskov said Trump had often applied sanctions against Russia in

his first term as president.

"We do not see any particularly new elements here," Peskov

told reporters. "He likes these methods, at least he liked them

during his first presidency."

Moscow was closely monitoring all Trump's statements,

said Peskov.

"We carefully record all the nuances. We remain ready

for dialogue, President Putin has repeatedly spoken about this -

for equal dialogue, for mutually respectful dialogue."

Trump, who earlier this week said the Ukraine conflict

was "destroying" Russia, has said he plans to speak to Putin

soon. Peskov said Moscow was still waiting for "signals" from

the U.S. side.