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The Hill
24 minutes ago
- The Hill
Trump tariffs India over Russian oil
Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump raises India tariff to 50 percent over Russian oil President Trump on Wednesday announced he would increase tariffs on India by 25 percent over its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the total tariffs he has imposed on New Delhi to 50 percent. Trump signed an executive order making the tariff increase official, though it does not go into effect for another three weeks. The 25 percent increase is on top of a 25 percent 'reciprocal' tariff Trump announced on India last week, which is set to take effect Thursday. Trump earlier this week threatened to increase tariffs on India over its purchase of Russian oil, arguing it was fueling Moscow's war efforts in Ukraine. But the president had not specified how high a tariff he would impose. 'They're buying Russian oil, they're fueling the war machine. And if they're going to do that, then I'm not going to be happy,' Trump said of India during a Tuesday interview with CNBC. India on Monday pushed back on Trump's threat of heightened tariffs, asserting that its purchases of Russian oil was a 'necessity' to keep costs stable. Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, I'm Rachel Frazin — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Essential Reads How policy will affect the energy and environment sectors now and in the future: DHS transfers FEMA staff to ICE amid hurricane season The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is temporarily transferring personnel from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) just ahead of the peak of hurricane season as it seeks to speed hiring for immigration officers. Full Story Weather Service expected to expand hiring efforts amid vacancies The National Weather Service (NWS) is expected to expand its hiring efforts after facing both vacancies and public scrutiny as a result of Trump administration staffing cuts. Full Story Trump reverses Biden approval of Idaho wind project The Trump administration will reverse a Biden-era approval of a major wind energy project — marking the latest in a string of anti-renewable moves by the Trump administration. Full Story What We're Reading News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers record coral decline following mass bleaching (Reuters) Breaking down Chicago's 'worst in the world' air quality (Axios) What Others are Reading Two key stories on The Hill right now: FBI ask throws curveball in Texas redistricting fight Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Click here to sign up to get it in your inbox. Read more Former Georgia lieutenant governor joins Democratic Party Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has joined the Democratic Party after falling out with the GOP, saying the switch has been coming for a while. Read more
USA Today
24 minutes ago
- USA Today
Trump could meet Putin as early as next week, reports say
President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in person as early as next week, according to multiple reports, just days after a Trump-imposed deadline on Putin to end the war in Ukraine expires. Trump will meet with Putin and then with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the New York Times first reported, adding that the plans were disclosed in a call with European leaders on July 6. The White House did not confirm the meeting, but indicated the "Russians" were pushing for a meeting. 'As President Trump said earlier today on TRUTH Social, great progress was made during Special Envoy Witkoff's meeting with President Putin," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. "The Russians expressed their desire to meet with President Trump, and the President is open to meeting with both President Putin and President Zelensky. President Trump wants this brutal war to end.' The Washington Post also later reported that a meeting between Trump and Putin would occur. On July 28, Trump announced that he would be giving Russia 10 to 12 days to end its three-year war on Ukraine or face "stiff tariffs." That deadline falls on Aug. 8. Trump has threatened to impose "secondary tariffs" of up to 100% on countries that trade with Russia, particularly those in the energy sector. The president signed an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on imports from India in retaliation for the country's Russian oil imports, doubling India's U.S. tariff rate to 50%. set to go into effect Aug. 7. Trump's Aug. 6 move marks the first time the president has deployed his so-called "secondary tariffs" on Russian trading partners. Trump has grown increasingly impatient with the Russian leader since May, when he said Putin had "gone absolutely crazy" after Russia launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities a week after he'd had a two-hour chat with Putin, seeking an end to the war. White House envoy Steve Witkoff met Aug. 6 with Putin in Moscow in an effort by the Trump administration to convince the Russian leader to end fighting in Ukraine ahead of the deadline. Contributing: Joey Garrison, USA TODAY; Reuters
Boston Globe
24 minutes ago
- Boston Globe
Trump tells European leaders he intends to meet with Putin and Zelensky
The call also included the leader of the United Kingdom, the German chancellor, and the NATO secretary general, along with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff. Advertisement Trump gave some details of the call in a post on his social media site, saying Witkoff had met for several hours in Russia with Putin. He did not mention his plans for his own summits. 'Afterwards, I updated some of our European Allies,' Trump wrote on his social media site, Truth Social. 'Everyone agrees this War must come to a close, and we will work towards that in the days and weeks to come. Thank you for your attention to this matter!' Advertisement Trump held a one-on-one meeting with Zelensky at the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome earlier this year. The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, tried joining the meeting — which took place in St. Peter's Basilica — but was rebuffed by Trump, who generally prefers bilateral meetings. A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Spokespeople for Witkoff and Vance, and a spokesperson for Rubio, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Putin's spokesperson, Dmitry S. Peskov, also did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump has been stymied for months in his efforts to find a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, after more than three years of war. Trump has been a skeptic of US military aid to Ukraine, and he dressed down Zelensky in a remarkable Oval Office meeting as cameras rolled earlier this year. Still, in frustration with the slow pace of talks with Russia, Trump recently authorized more arms sales to NATO allies that are intended for Ukraine. Trump has tried giving Putin room to come to the negotiating table over several months. But more recently, he has publicly excoriated Putin, suggesting the Russian leader was simply playing him for time after repeated conversations with Witkoff. Witkoff's latest visit to Moscow came as Trump has threatened secondary sanctions against Russia amid the lack of progress toward peace. Russian news agencies said his meeting with Putin lasted about three hours, but there was little immediate clarity about how it went. Yuri Ushakov, Putin's foreign policy adviser, called the meeting 'very useful and constructive.' Advertisement Trump, in a post on social media, called it 'highly productive' and added, 'Great progress was made!' But a few hours after the meeting's end, Trump announced that he would increase his tariffs on India to 50 percent, describing the move as a penalty for purchasing Russian oil. Trump also ordered his administration to determine whether other countries are importing Russian oil and recommend whether they should face similar tariffs. Trump said Tuesday that, depending on the results of Witkoff's meeting, the United States could impose new sanctions on Russia and countries that buy its fossil fuels. This article originally appeared in
