Trump threatens Russia with tariffs if Putin doesn’t settle war

Trump posted about Russia just now and said:

I’m not looking to hurt Russia. I love the Russian people, and always
had a very good relationship with President Putin – and this despite the
Radical Left’s Russia, Russia, Russia HOAX. We must never forget that
Russia helped us win the Second World War, losing almost 60,000,000
lives in the process. All of that being said, I’m going to do Russia,
whose Economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big FAVOR. Settle
now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. If we
don’t make a “deal,” and soon, I have no other choice but to put high
levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia
to the United States, and various other participating countries. Let’s
get this war, which never would have started if I were President, over
with! We can do it the easy way, or the hard way – and the easy way is
always better. It’s time to “MAKE A DEAL.” NO MORE LIVES SHOULD BE
LOST!!!

I think it’s notable that he’s only threatening tariffs here and it’s not like Russia is doing much trade with the US at the moment.

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.