Trump presses European Union to impose 100% tariffs on India and China to squeeze Putin
File Photo: US President Donald Trump speaks with the press on the southern grass of the White House in the United States, Washington, Washington.
Annabelle Gordon | Reuters
US President Donald Trump asked the European Union to hit China and India with tariffs of up to 100% according to Russian oil purchases with a movement aimed at increasing the heat in Moscow to end the war in Ukraine.
First reported offer Financial timesIt was confirmed by two sources who knew the issue to Megan Cassella from CNBC.
Trump demanded a meeting with his senior US and EU officials in Washington, and the Financial Times referred to people who were familiar with the debate on Tuesday. In the report, Washington was also ready to “reflect” the tariffs imposed by Europe on two countries.
The United States increased its total tasks up to 50% by giving a 25% tariff for imports from India through Russian oil purchases. India, the US and the EU’s trade with Russia, while calling the tariffs “unfair, unjust and unreasonable,” he said.
The EU’s bilateral trade with Russia was 67.5 billion euros (78.1 billion dollars) in 2024, and in 2023, service trade was 17.2 billion euros. European Commission Data.
Data from the Indian Embassy in Moscow He showed that the bilateral trade between the new India and Russia reached $ 68.7 billion for the year ending on March 2025 and was about 5.8 times higher than pre -Pandemic trade.
China, the largest buyer of Russian oil, has provided a ceasefire with Washington, and survived the “secondary” tariffs to reduce new taxes on its products to 30%.
Trump’s offer sounds like him The deadline for Putin to have a meeting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy passed without a sign that the Russian leader, whom Trump met last month in Alaska, was interested in having peace talks.
Washington’s quest for a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, Putin’s meetings at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Beijing last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra modern has strengthened their ties with Modi.
In an article in the state of Tuesday, Trump said that the United States and India are continuing trade negotiations to address trade barriers. Modi’ye “a very good friend” called the president, “a successful conclusion will not have difficulty in reaching” he said.
Washington’s negotiations with China seem to be struggling with a visit to Washington late in August by making little progress by Li Chenggang, the best Chinese commercial negotiator.
