US President Donald Trump expressed a strong dissatisfaction with the recent remarks of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which questioned the leadership of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zlensky.
Trump said he was “very angry” and “upset” about Putin’s comments and spoke to NBC News on Sunday.
“This is not the right place,” Trump said, signaling frustration with Putin’s suggestion that a temporary government would be established in Ukraine – a move that could effectively remove green from power.
Customs threats on Russian oil
Trump warned that if he could not negotiate a peace agreement in Ukraine and find that Russia would be responsible for the ongoing conflict, he would store harsh tariffs on Russian oil exports.
“If we were unable to conclude an agreement to stop the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was a Russian fault – which could be – but if I think it was Russia’s fault, I will give secondary oil tariffs, all oil coming out of Russia,” Trump said.
He stressed that countries buying oil from Russia would face economic consequences on the US market.
“That would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can’t do business in the United States,” Trump added.
Details of the proposed tariffs
Trump outlined the extent of its proposed tariffs and said: “There will be a 25% tariff on all oil, a tariff of 25 to 50 points per all oil.”
He further explained that these secondary tariffs would spread to other Russian products sold in the US: “Secondary tariffs sell 25% of the oil tariff and other products sold in the United States.”
Trump said that tariffs would be manifested within one month if no ceasefire agreements were reached.
Relationship with Putin and future conversations
Despite his anger over Putin’s notes, Trump claimed to have a functional relationship with the Russian leader.
“Putin knows I’m angry,” Trump said, but he added, “anger will scatter quickly … if he does the right thing.”
Trump also revealed that he and Putin were planning to speak again this week.
The development of a ceasefire in Ukraine
Trump preferred to end the war in Ukraine as a key goal of foreign policy, which recently facilitated meetings between the US, Ukrainian and Russian officials.
Last week, Russia and Ukraine agreed on a partial ceasefire to allow safe navigation in the Black Sea and stop attacks on the second second energy facilities. However, wider peace negotiations are still ongoing.
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