Russia will turn on the ruble “printing press” to cope with its first economic slowdown since the February 2022 start of its war with Ukraine and this will inevitably impact the countries of Central Asia.

On Monday, Trump said that Russia's failure to reach a negotiated settlement with Ukraine within 50 days would lead to his administration imposing a 100% tariff rate on Russian imports as well as what he called "secondary tariffs" on countries that have continued to do business with Moscow.

"Unlike past direct sanctions, secondary tariffs extend US reach globally, targeting Russia's trade partners. If enforced, they could affect at least 30-40 percent of Russia's oil sales, destabilizing its economy and rippling through global energy supplies," he warned.

It’s highly unlikely we’ll get a peace deal in 50 days solely because Putin still isn’t interested in one,” Angelica Evans from the Institute for the Study of War

President Donald Trump on Monday laid out a pair of steps intended to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine, including funneling new weapons to Kyiv and threatening economic punishment on Moscow if peace isn’t reached in 50 days,

More than a dozen countries stand in the crosshairs of Trump's threat to impose 100% tariffs over their economic ties to Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacrificed an estimated 1 million of his soldiers, killed and wounded, in a three-year campaign to crush Ukraine. Now President Donald Trump is betting that

Russia is brushing aside Trump's 50-day tariff ultimatum to Vladimir Putin. On Tuesday, top officials dismissed the impact of new sanctions and secondary tariffs. Russia is already swamped by sanctions, but Trump also warned of new tariffs for its oil customers.

The European Union's 18th sanctions package against Russia faces opposition from Slovakia, which demands guarantees on Russian gas phase-out. Malta also raised objections during discussions. The planned sanctions are a response to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine,