Trump Wields Tariffs To Sway Putin On Ukraine. Here’s How They Might Work, Or Not

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacrificed an estimated 1 million of his soldiers, killed and wounded, in a three-year campaign to crush Ukraine. Now President Donald Trump is betting that his go-to economic weapon — tariffs — can succeed where Ukrainian drones and rockets haven’t, and finally persuade Putin to end his war. Trump said Monday he would impose 100% tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil, natural gas and other products if there isn’t a peace deal in 50 days. He did not spell out exactly how these “secondary? tariffs would work, and trade analysts are skeptical they will be effective.

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