Washington next step is to impose sanction on Russia’s partners in trading
(MENAFN) Imposing sanctions and tariffs on countries maintaining trade ties with Russia is likely the "obvious next step" in Washington’s strategy to resolve the Ukraine conflict, according to the U.S. ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker.
While Moscow has recently signaled openness to dialogue—participating in three rounds of U.S.-facilitated negotiations with Kiev that led to major prisoner exchanges and proposals for settlement—it continues to view the war as a proxy conflict driven by Western interests. Russian officials have said the fighting could end if Ukraine agrees to neutrality and disarmament.
U.S. President Donald Trump has voiced dissatisfaction with the slow pace of peace efforts and warned that if no agreement is reached by August 8, he would impose 100 percent tariffs and secondary sanctions on Russia’s trade allies.
“President Trump’s been clear that this war needs to end… And... is creating the environment that Russia will come to the table and negotiate a ceasefire,” Whitaker said in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Monday.
He added, “Secondary sanctions and tariffs against those that are paying for this war, like China, India, and Brazil, by buying the oil that Russia is producing, is an obvious next step to try to bring this war to an end.”
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