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Prairie Gates
(5,706 posts)What in the world?
Bayard
(26,058 posts)Per google. I can't believe trump hasn't lifted those. Standing up to his daddy. Not believing that either.
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IronLionZion
(49,488 posts)ck4829
(37,019 posts)EX500rider
(11,933 posts)manicdem
(529 posts)This is for secondary tarrifs for countries still trading with Russia mainly China, but also other countries such as european nations that still buy Russian energy products. China would get hit with an additional 50% tarriff.
yankee87
(2,616 posts)No one believes this anymore.
Dave Bowman
(5,499 posts)cstanleytech
(27,782 posts)Followed by paying war reparations and turning over everyone involved in war crimes to an International tribunal.
Tarzanrock
(1,227 posts)Who is going to back down then, Turd? Where is that nuclear football? Does Rubio have it? Kegsbreath? ICE Barbie? Herr Himmler-Miller, does he have it?
JoseBalow
(7,966 posts)I don't believe anything he says until I see it.
kimbutgar
(25,596 posts)I hope he releases his copies of the Epstein tapes.
blue-wave
(4,730 posts)50 more days for Putin to genocide more Ukrainians. Why the waiting period? Our ally Ukraine has waited long enough. Impose draconian tariffs on anyone doing business with the despotic Putin regime, now!!!!
Tarzanrock
(1,227 posts)I'm optimistic that the Turd, because of his 'special' relationship with the Russian War Criminal/Dictator, that a 'deal' can be reached by giving Vladimir Putin 1/2 of Ukraine; Alaska; and, Lativa; Lithuania; and, Estonia. We get to keep Hawaii thanks to the Turd's famous deal-making 'negotiating' skills but Russia also gets "most favored nation" trading status with the US and there will be a new Trump Hotel in Moscow.
PSPS
(14,728 posts)Pinback
(13,326 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(166,604 posts)For the fifth time, the American president has threatened Russia with economic sanctions. The first four times, Trump failed to follow through.
Late January: Trump threatens Putin with sanctions, fails to follow through
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-07-14T16:32:36.866Z
Early March: Same thing happens again
Late March: Same thing happens again
Early May: Same thing happens again
Today: Trump again threatens Putin with sanctions, gives Putin another 50 days www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-major-announcement-russia-sounds-familiar-falls-far-short-rcna218677
Trump said the U.S. will send weapons to Ukraine through NATO, which will pay for and distribute them, and threatened secondary tariffs targeting Russia if a ceasefire deal isnt reached. Were going to be doing secondary tariffs if we dont have a deal in 50 days, Trump said. Its very simple, and theyll be at 100%.
In other words, the major statement was Trump threatening Russia with sanctions again.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3ltwqeojolk2w
Link to tweet
If the rhetoric sounds at all familiar, theres a good reason for that.
In late January, just two days after his second inaugural, Trump told Russia that if it failed to end its war in Ukraine quickly, the White House would have no other choice but to impose new economic sanctions. Putin proceeded to ignore the threat, and Trump failed to follow through.
In early March, it happened again: Trump gave Putin a choice sanctions or a ceasefire and the Russian leader again ignored his American counterpart. Trump again failed to follow through.
In late March, Trump once again said he was prepared to impose economic penalties on Russia. In keeping with the pattern, Putin ignored the threat, and Trump failed to follow through.
In early May, for the fourth time in four months, Trump wrote online, If the ceasefire is not respected, the U.S. and its partners will impose further sanctions. For the fourth time, Russia expressed indifference. For the fourth time, Trump failed to follow through.
In late May, amid countless headlines about how angry Trump was with Putin, the Republican signaled he was prepared to change course in two weeks. He did not change course in two weeks, and Putins military offensive intensified.
In mid June, as Russian attacks against civilian targets worsened, Trump questioned the benefits of sanctioning Russia, complaining the economic penalties cost the United States a lot of money.
In mid July, Trump decided to give Putin another 50 days to resolve a conflict that Trump had promised to end within 24 hours of his inauguration.
....Asked what hed do if Putin ignores the threat, the American president said he didnt want to talk about it.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3ltwpyu6jmw2c
Link to tweet
.....But during his latest White House event, the president said of the legislation, Im not sure we need it.
The New York Times reported earlier this month:
Since President Trump returned to office in January, the United States has issued no new sanctions against Russia related to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In some cases, the administration has eased restrictions. And without new ones, analysts say, existing measures lose their force. The result has created an opening for new dummy companies to funnel funds and critical components to Russia, including computer chips and military equipment that would otherwise be cut off to the Kremlin, trade and corporate records show.
Those expecting the Republican administration to do something about this probably shouldnt hold their breath.
muriel_volestrangler
(104,172 posts)But, back in Moscow, how did the stock exchange react? It rose 2.7%.
That's because Russia had been bracing for even tougher sanctions from President Trump.
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It wasn't "pleasant". But Russia will be relieved, for example, that the secondary tariffs against Russia's trading partners will only kick in 50 days from now.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62g6e8zvd4o
twodogsbarking
(14,511 posts)