US Dismisses Russia’s ‘Reckless and Unhelpful’ Nuclear Rhetoric Amid Trump’s Deadline

US Dismisses Russia’s ‘Reckless and Unhelpful’ Nuclear Rhetoric Amid Trump’s Deadline

White House details “steep tariffs,” secondary sanctions for Russia if no Ukraine peace deal.

TRUMP’S SECONDARY SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN OIL ARE SPITTING IN THE WIND

By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with As President Donald Trump got off his helicopter on Tuesday afternoon, he was asked by a reporter about his threat to impose 100% secondary trade sanctions if President Vladimir Putin doesn’t capitulate on US terms for ending the Ukraine war within fifty days. “Question: Are you concerned that uh, secondary tariffs […]

U.S.' secondary sanctions no use in ending crisis

In contrast, Russia's GDP actually increased by 3.6 percent in 2024, much more than that of the US and many other Western countries.Otherwise, it will cause havoc on the global oil market and global economy given that China and India are major economies today.　　The EU has been a successful peace project.

Ukraine believes that Trump's secondary sanctions could finish the war by the year's end.

Head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office Andriy Yermak stated that US President Donald Trump can end the Ukraine conflict by the end of 2025 if he enforces strict sanctions on buyers of Russian energy resources. These secondary sanctions could pressure China and India – the primary importers of Russian oil and gas – to demand that Moscow agree to peace in order to avoid a trade war with the US. “Only economic problems can really put pressure on Put…