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  "id": 16281797,
  "title": "Trump floats possibility of imposing 200% tariffs on Ukraine and Russia to force peace",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/trump-floats-possibility-of-imposing-200-tariffs-on-ukraine-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
    "slug": "ukrinform-politics",
    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4177699-trump-floats-possibility-of-imposing-200-tariffs-on-ukraine-and-russia-to-force-peace.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During a campaign rally in Florida, former President Donald Trump suggested the possibility of imposing a 200% tariff on Ukraine and Russia as a means to bring about peace. However, Trump expressed skepticism about the viability of such a move, noting that the United States does not engage in significant trade with either country.\n\nTrump claimed that his tariff policies had successfully ended eight conflicts, with trade restrictions being a key factor in five of those instances. He recounted a previous experience where he threatened a 200% tariff on both parties involved in a war, which allegedly led to its cessation. Without specifying the countries, Trump stated, \"If you continue to fight, we're going to put a 200% tariff on both of you – and, amazingly, they stopped the war.\"\n\nHe implied that a similar approach should be applied to the current situation involving Ukraine and Russia, though he admitted that the idea had just occurred to him. Trump acknowledged that this strategy might not be effective in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, as the United States does not import enough goods from either nation to justify such a punitive measure.",
  "summary": "U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States could impose 200% tariffs on Ukraine and Russia to force them to end the war.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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