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Bessent made these observations shortly after Russia conducted its most extensive aerial assault since the war began. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called on the European Union to join America in adding pressure on Russia, and indicating possibility of more tariffs on countries buying Russian crude oil. The Donald Trump administration has already imposed 25% additional tariffs on India …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the war in Ukraine could be ended through negotiations “if common sense prevails,” a solution he said he preferred. However, he added that he was prepared to achieve an end by force if no other option remained.  Speaking in Beijing at the end of a visit that resulted in an agreement on …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would “fully support” Russia’s military as a “fraternal duty,” while Russian President Vladimir Putin described ties between the two nations as “special.” The comments, reported by state media KCNA on Thursday, underscore the close political and strategic alignment between Pyongyang and Moscow. Kim and Putin held a meeting on Wednesday on …

Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised Western sanctions ahead of his four-day visit to China, warning that trade restrictions and the costs of the Ukraine war have pushed Russia’s economy into recession, as reported by Reuters. In a written interview with China’s Xinhua news agency on Saturday, Putin said Russia and China were united in rejecting “discriminatory” measures in global trade. …

China’s trade representative Li Chenggang conducted meetings in the United States, between August 27-29, engaging with US officials regarding economic and trade relationships between the two nations, according to the Chinese commerce ministry on Saturday, quoted by Reuters.During his visit, Li conducted meetings with officials from the US department of the treasury, department of commerce, and office of the US …

The Trump government has consistently expressed disapproval of India’s purchase of discounted Russian oil. (AI image) US Vice President JD Vance has said that Donald Trump applied secondary tariffs on India to force Russia to stop the war with Ukraine. Calling it ‘aggressive economic leverage’, Vance said that the measure would make it difficult for Russia to get richer by …

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Democrats rip into Trump’s tariff move (Picture credit: AP) Democrats on the US House Foreign Affairs Committee have sharply criticised the Trump administration’s warning of higher tariffs on India if talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin fail to produce results.Responding on social media platform X to comments by US treasury secretary Scott Bessent, the Committee wrote: “Tariffing India won’t stop …

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin exchanged handshakes and smiles at an airbase in Alaska on Friday as they kicked off a high-stakes summit aimed at testing the US president’s pledge to end the ongoing war in Ukraine. In a carefully staged arrival, both leaders landed in their presidential jets and walked under gray skies to meet on the tarmac, then …

Trump and Putin met in Alaska US President Donald Trump said he may consider imposing tariffs on countries purchasing Russian oil “in two or three weeks,” though not immediately, following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.“When you talked before coming here about the consequences for Vladimir Putin being severe, I found that interesting.Severe would be defined by …