Trump said he is annoyed with Putin, threatens ‘secondary tariffs’ on Russian oil

Trump said he’s “very angry’ with Russian President Vladimir Putin and would consider imposing additional tariffs on Russian oil if a ceasefire with Ukraine isn’t achieved, according to NBC News.

NBC said they spoke with Trump in a phone interview.

• Trump is “very angry” about Putin’s suggestion to replace Ukraine’s leadership and sideline President Zelenskiy.

• He believes that new leadership in Ukraine would delay any potential peace deal.

• Trump said he’s “pissed off” and would impose secondary sanctions on all Russian oil if Russia is at fault for a failed peace deal.

• He plans to speak with Putin this week.

India and China have both been major major importers of Russian oil and would would be particularly impacted by such sanctions.

Trump seems to view tariffs as the solution to everything?

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.