– If the energy drops to a sufficient level, Putin will stop killing people in Ukraine Trump said in an interview with CNBC, depicting his strategy.
According to the president's declaration, duties' increases are to be not only a tool of pressure, but also an attempt to forget Russian raw materials buying countries to think about their decisions. In the case of India, the planned duties were originally to be 25 percent, but Trump warned that this level could soon be “significantly raised”.
“They drive the war machine,” said the President of the United States, referring to India's purchasing policy.
Secondary duties. Donald Trump's decision
A few days earlier, Trump announced the possibility of introducing the so -called secondary duties at 100 percent for goods from countries supporting the Russian oil and natural gas market. In the president's opinion, the restriction of Russian revenues from the energy sector could seriously harm the economy of this country. Trump emphasized that a further reduction in oil prices by $ 10 per barrel would be a blow that Russia could not bear.
– His economy is in a deplorable state. If the prices fall even more, he will have no choice – added the president, pointing to the difficulties that the Kremlin is facing.
Trump does not use the customs policy for the first time as a tool for influence in an international economic game. These latest announcements indicate that the White House intends to increase pressure on states, which – in Washington's opinion – continue working with Russia despite the ongoing war in Ukraine.
