Trump says he may have to think about tariffs on Russian oil buyers ‘in two or three weeks’

Activists of different trade unions burn an effigy of US President Donald Trump to protest against the recent tariff hikes imposed by the US on India during a demonstration in Kolkata on August 13, 2025. (AFP)
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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Friday he will not have to think of retaliatory tariffs on countries buying Russian oil right now but may have to “in two or three weeks.”
“Well, because of what happened today, I think I don’t have to think about that,” Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
“Now, I may have to think about it in two weeks or three weeks or something, but we don’t have to think about that right now. I think, you know, the meeting went very well.”