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Donald Trump has asked the EU to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and China as part of an effort to force the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to end the war in Ukraine, according to reports.

The US president made the demand during a meeting between US and EU officials discussing options to increase economic pressure on Russia on Tuesday, according to the Financial Times, BBC and Bloomberg, who cited sources familiar with the discussions.

Trump’s proposal comes amid his frustration at brokering a peace deal, including at a high-profile summit with Putin in Alaska, and amid Russia’s increasing drone attacks, including its largest ever air attack on Ukraine last week.

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And why would they raise prices for their citizens on behalf of someone who routinely treats them like second rate states?

[–] Binturong@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

They should respond by asking him to turn himself in for incarceration (at least) for his many crimes. "We don't take advice from psychotic convicted fraudster rapists".

[–] gjoel@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I read that as incineration, and I didn't even think it was harsh.

[–] Binturong@lemmy.ca 1 points 21 hours ago

To be fair, I did say (at least), so maybe not entirely off the table... possibly partial incineration?

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago

The EU still buys Russian oil and gas. A lot less then to begin with, but still.

Also there is a clear need for stable reliable trading partners. Given that one of the EUs largest is currently causing some trouble this is not going to happen.

[–] ryokimball@infosec.pub 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just curious, what's to stop them from lying? Like, just saying they do but don't? Is there public accounting?

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago

This is why everybody is making "deals" with Trump. Those are legally non binding, but keep Trump from throwing even higher tariffs at them. The hope is the Democrats actually win the Midterms and block Trump from doing worse. If it fails, then at least their companies can leave the US market. It is going to crash soon anyway, so probably both are going to happen.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I thought because he had someone write a book for him about deals, and because he was given a game show that showed what a crafty and Bigly Important Bidness Man he was, that he was going to just magically end this conflict on day one?

He's now asking EU to blow up their own economies like he is blowing up ours (I just saw some idiot on Faux say "we have to dig out from four years of Biden", lolololol, WTAF. Okay, Einstein. Yeah, the Goldilocks economy that was the envy of the world. What a horrible burden for Taco to inherit....JFC. ) to end the conflict?

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Daddy, you hurt me so I'm going to complain to your friends.