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ARTICLE VIEW:
Trump vows more secondary sanctions for Russia oil buyers are coming,
including potentially on China
By Kevin Liptak, Rhea Mogul, Nectar Gan, CNN
Updated:
11:15 PM EDT, Thu August 7, 2025
Source: CNN
US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that more punishment was
coming for countries buying Russian energy products after on India that
is supposed to go into effect Thursday.
“You’re going to see a lot more. So this is a taste,” he said in
the Oval Office. “You’re going to see a lot more. You’re going to
see so much secondary sanctions.”
The move is part of Trump’s high-stakes effort to cripple Russia’s
economy over its war in Ukraine. He had set a Friday deadline for
Russian President Vladimir Putin to make peace before imposing that
economic punishment.
Previous rounds of US sanctions, including under Trump’s predecessor
Joe Biden, knocked Russia’s economy but have not stopped Putin’s
war machine.
The strategy marks an escalation in Trump’s use of tariffs, his
signature second-term weapon. He has previously used them to pursue a
sprawling agenda, from protecting US manufacturing to pressuring
foreign governments on policy.
These “secondary tariffs,” however, are being used to force
third-party nations into a choice: sever ties with a US adversary or
risk further penalties.
While Trump voiced optimism about progress made during a meeting
Wednesday between Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff, he suggested it
wasn’t enough to stave off the new sanctions.
China the top customer
The top purchaser of Russian energy is China, with which Trump is
working to negotiate a new trade deal. US officials have described
significant progress on those talks. But Trump did not rule out
applying the new secondary sanctions on Beijing, despite the potential
for scuttling the trade discussions.
“One of them could be China,” he said. “It may happen. I don’t
know. I can’t tell you yet.”
The Chinese embassy in the US on Thursday said the country “has
always been firmly opposed to illegal and unjustifiable unilateral
sanctions and so-called long-arm jurisdiction by the US.”
“Tariff wars have no winners. Coercion and pressuring will lead
nowhere,” said embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu in a statement to CNN.
He noted that the “international community, including China, has
conducted normal cooperation with Russia within the framework of
international law,” calling it “reasonable and lawful without harm
done to any third party.”
The US and China are still working to extend a trade truce that held
back triple-digit tariffs, which is set to expire on August 12.
China’s exports accelerated before that looming deadline, beating
expectations to grow 7.2% in July from a year earlier – a faster
pace than June’s 5.8%.
Trump’s secondary tariff threats have escalated tensions between
Washington and another of its most important trading partners.
The US president announced sweeping and substantial tariffs on India
Wednesday, making the penalties imposed on the world’s fifth-largest
economy among the highest the US charges.
In addition to a 25% tariff set to go into effect Thursday, Trump also
announced a 25% tariff on India that will go into effect later this
month as punishment for importing Russian oil and gas.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceded Thursday that he may
“pay a heavy price” as he defended his decision not to bow to US
trade threats and face steep tariffs as a result.
“For us, the interest of our farmers is our top priority. India will
never compromise on the interests of farmers, fishermen and dairy
farmers. I know personally, I will have to pay a heavy price for it,
but I am ready for it,” he said.
“We have already made clear our position on these issues, including
the fact that our imports are based on market factors and done with the
overall objective of ensuring the energy security of 1.4 billion people
of India,” a statement from India’s Ministry of External Affairs
said.
“It is therefore extremely unfortunate that the US should choose to
impose additional tariffs on India for actions that several other
countries are also taking in their own national interest.”
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