President Trump said the U.S. would impose 100 percent secondary tariffs on countries that trade with Russia if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine in the next 50 days.

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    9 months ago

    So he’s threatening to tariff China again. Chickening out in three… Two… One …

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    9 months ago

    He just really really really want that nobel prize, just to spite Obama.

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        9 months ago

        Truth brother, but for some reason the peace price is a complete farce: if you don’t start a war or two you can’t even be considered for it.

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    9 months ago

    I don’t understand the long-term purpose of a cease-fire. Is it an admission that Ukraine will not be able to retake occupied territory and an attempt to limit further losses?

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      9 months ago

      The main goal is to stop people from dying with hopes of making the stopping of the dying permanent. Considering Russia wants all of Ukraine and Ukraine obviously doesn’t want to be taken over by Russia, there isn’t much middle ground to build upon a ceasefire.

      The best way to ensure peace is to give Ukraine the tools they need to repel the invader. Secondary tariffs on anyone helping Russia is certainly helpful in repelling the invader.

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        Tariffs and weapons are needed yesterday, not in 50 days which will become 100 and later 365 and … The Orange has been enabling Putin for like a half year now and he isn’t stopping. He doesn’t care about Ukraine at all, he just wants to appease Putin 🤷‍♂️