Donald Trump said he was ready for a new stage in imposing sanctions on Russia. Journalists asked him in the White House that he was ready for the second phase of limited measures.
Yes, I am ready, the US President answered, but he did not make any comments or details on this topic.
Trump reviewed additional tasks given against India with the first phase of anti –Russian, Interfax measures written.
At the beginning of today, the theme of sanctions was also raised by the US Minister of Finance Scott Inbotrot. In an interview with NBC News, he invited Europe to consolidate to introduce additional sanctions for countries that buy Russian oil. Such measures, according to him, can lead to the collapse of the Russian economy and accelerate the completion of military activities. According to him, EU sanctions should follow the United States. Therefore, Washington has made a task for Indian goods due to the fact that New Delhi buys oil from Moscow. Additional tax rates are introduced up to 25%, the total predecessor reaches 50%. But India, after giving US measures, did not refuse to buy Russian oil. According to Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, oil costs are still an expensive budget and India will choose suppliers based on their own economic benefits.
Earlier, Trump said he would take limited measures for Moscow if it did not reach an agreement on Ukraine. He promised to punish Kyiv.