Trump threatens Russia’s trade unless the peace agreement is reached

president Donald Trump On Monday, he threatened to impose “secondary Definitions “on RussiaCommercial partners “100 %” if it is the president Vladimir Putin He does not agree to an agreement to end his invasion Ukraine In 50 days.

“We are not very satisfied with them, and we will make a very severe tariff, if you do not have a 50 -day deal, about 100 % away, they call them a secondary tariff,” Trump of the White House said during his meeting with NATO Secretary -General Mark Root.

The president said he was “disappointed” with Putin, because he thought he would have been facing a deal months ago.

If the ceasefire deal is not reached by September, Trump said: “We will do secondary definitions.”

Trump also announced on Monday that the United States will send “billions of dollars in military equipment” purchased from American companies, which European countries pay and hand them over to NATO allies to send to Ukraine.

Trump’s declaration – along with the threat of a secondary tariff against Russia – represents a shift in the president’s support for Ukraine, and confirms his increasing frustration with the Russian leader.

Trump secondary tariff It would impose fees on countries and entities that buy Russia’s exports.

They can particularly affect countries that depend on Russian fossil fuels as part of their energy plan, such as Chinaand Indiaand Brazil And Turkey.

This is not the first time that Trump threatened to impose a “secondary tariff” on Russia because of its ongoing war with Ukraine.

It is not the first time that Trump has issued such a warning against the opponent.

Trump in March He said that the countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela He will face a 25 % tax, and in May he threatened to impose similar fees on the countries that import Iranian oil.

The “secondary tariffs” pressed Venezuela, China, as the largest importer of Venezuela oil.

But Trump’s comments on Monday escalated his threat against Russia in a deadline in September.

In March, Trump said This, “If we are unable to conclude a deal to stop bloodshed in Ukraine … and if I think this was Russia’s mistake, I would put a secondary tariff on oil, on all the oil that comes out of Russia.”

It was not clear on Monday, what products would be affected by Trump’s most recent definition.