Showing posts with label Andrei Bezrukov. Show all posts
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Friday, July 25, 2025

Even If He Did ...

 ... it wouldn't change much for Russia. 

WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely to follow through on his threat to place 100% tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil because it would worsen politically-damaging inflation pressures and his similar threat against buyers of Venezuelan oil has had limited success, especially in China. Trump said this month he would put 100% secondary tariffs on countries that buy Russian exports unless Moscow agrees to a major peace deal with Ukraine in 50 days, a deadline that would expire in early September.
Reuters gives a summary: