Washington is ready to impose additional customs duties on the main buyers of Russian oil, especially in China and India, and the European Union agrees to coordinate its step with the US, in order to limit the funding of the Russian war in Ukraine.
According to a Financial Times report on Tuesday, moreover, citing three officials who know the issue, Donald Trump asked the EU to impose customs duties up to 100% on India and China as part of a joint effort to increase pressure on Russia to end it.
US President Donald Trump has been digitally participated in a debate in US and European officials on measures, which may push Brussels to announce additional customs duties of 50% to 100% in products imported from China and China.
“We are ready to start, ready to start now, but we will only do so if our European partners support us with us.”said one US official.
A second US official said Washington is ready to ‘Copy’ Any duties imposed by the EU in China and India, leading to a further increase in US duties on imports from both countries.
Trump’s proposal comes amid frustration within the White House for the difficulty of reaching a peacekeeping agreement and Russia’s increasingly aggressive air attacks in Ukraine.
“The President’s view is to impose all dramatic duties and keep them until the Chinese agree to stop buying oil.”said the first US official.
Source :Skai
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