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"Putin talks a lot of nonsense" - Trump threatens Russia with sanctions

Tuesday, July 8


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He is not happy with Russian President Vladimir Putin and is considering new sanctions against Moscow, US President Donald Trump said.

Speaking during a cabinet meeting at the White House, he referred to the growing number of victims in the war in Ukraine. Putin is throwing a lot of nonsense at us, he said characteristically.

Tariffs on E.U.

Trump also said he is likely two days away from sending a formal letter to the European Union, announcing the new tariffs he intends to impose on its exports to the United States.

As he said, recent negotiations with Brussels are much friendlier, however, the tariffs will proceed based on the principles of reciprocity.

At the same meeting, he launched a new attack on the head of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, calling for his immediate resignation.

At the same time, he stated that the tariffs he plans to impose on the BRICS countries will be in the range of 10%, while insisting that we are not going to lose the dollar as a global standard of trade anytime soon.

Trump also pressured Seoul, saying that South Korea should pay for its own military. He said the ally makes a lot of money and is very capable, but should shoulder a greater share of the cost of the presence of American forces on the Korean peninsula.

We're doing well with China.

Trump said that the United States' relationship with China has been in a good place lately."We have a really good relationship with China lately," he said, adding that he speaks regularly with Xi.

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