US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has expressed that he thinks extra sanctions and secondary tariffs on Russia in addition to international locations that purchase Russian oil, which incorporates India, may result in an financial ‘collapse’ in Moscow.
Such an motion will carry Russian President Vladimir Putin to the desk to speak a few peaceable answer concerning the battle in Ukraine.
Bessent in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday stated that the US and Europe are discussing methods to extend sanctions and secondary tariffs on such international locations.
“We’re ready to extend stress on Russia, however we want our companions in Europe to observe,” Bessent stated.
The Treasury Secretary didn’t title India in his assault when he referred to to “international locations that purchase Russian oil”, however the US has been focusing on India in its mission to punish Russian commerce companions.
“We’re in a race now between how lengthy can the Ukrainian navy maintain up versus how lengthy can the Russian financial system maintain up? And if the US and the EU can are available with extra sanctions, extra secondary tariffs on the international locations that purchase Russian oil, the Russian financial system will likely be in full collapse and that can carry President Putin to the desk,” Bessent stated.
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