Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently said that “it’s the right idea” to put tariffs on the countries which continue to make deals with Russia.
In an interview with ABC news, Zelensky was asked about the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“When you saw [PM] Modi there, who has helped Russia…so did the plan backfire of trying to put sanctions on them?,” the interviewer asked Zelensky.
Zelensky responded, “I think the idea to put tariffs on the countries which continue to make deals with Russia, I think, this is right idea…”
Zelensky’s statemence came after 50 percent tariff on Indian imports to the US came into effect on August 27 – barring a few sectors. The US had raised its tariff on some Indian goods to 50% — the highest levy applied to any Asian nation — to punish the country for buying Moscow’s oil.