The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation giving Donald Trump broad powers to impose sanctions on Russia and tariffs of up to 100% on countries that buy Russian oil and gas. It will now go to Trump to be signed into law.

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[–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

And by imposing tariffs on other buyers, you may be able to decrease demand for Russian fossil fuels, and thus be able buy more yourself and/or buy for cheaper. Definitely not playing nice. But if I was Moscow I would absolutely have a problem with anyone trying to discourage the usual trade partners of Russia from continuing to do trade.

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