US EditionDonald Trump Threatens to Impose 100% Tariffs on Russia’s Allies, Kremlin Says It Doesn’t Respond to Ultimatums
DMITROVSKY DISTRICT, MOSCOW OBLAST, JUL 15 – Trump set a 50-day deadline for Russia to end the Ukraine war and confirmed a NATO weapons deal while warning of 100% tariffs on countries trading with Russia, aiming to increase economic pressure.
- On July 15, 2025, President Donald Trump warned that if Russia does not agree to a ceasefire to halt its conflict in Ukraine within 50 days, the United States would impose 100% secondary tariffs on nations conducting trade with Moscow.
- Trump made the threat during a White House press conference alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte after expressing disappointment in Russia’s lack of peace progress.
- Trump announced a significant agreement involving NATO countries to supply Ukraine with US-made Patriot missile systems and highlighted that allies have committed to purchasing billions of dollars' worth of military gear for rapid deployment.
- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov rejected ultimatums as unacceptable, stating if diplomacy fails, the war will continue and Russia remains ready to negotiate.
- The tariff threat and deadline have not prompted a Kremlin response, while Russia has escalated drone and missile attacks, indicating continued conflict tensions.
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US President Donald Trump's threat to impose 100% secondary tariffs on countries that buy oil and oil products from Russia if Moscow does not reach a ceasefire with Ukraine within 50 days has one reassuring element for Russians. They do not have to fear the surprise tariffs and they know when they will come, noted the head of the Russian-language BBC, Steve Rosenberg.
Russia retaliated on Donald Trump's tariff threat, saying- "We are not afraid of new sanctions, we will face it boldly..."
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