On Sunday, US President Donald Trump said that he was “*****” in his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and will slap additional financial sanctions on selling Russian oil if he does not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.

The comments were characterized by a sharp change in the tone of Trump, which was open to peace negotiations with Moscow since its second term began in January.

Here is more about what happened, and what can be covered by Trump’s threat, and why this is important for Putin’s war on Ukraine, and for the Baddan that buys Russian oil.

What did Trump said about Putin?

during interview With NBC on Sunday, Trump said he was “very angry” and “A *****” on Putin, questioning the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodimir Zellinsky.

Trump has argued that any step seeking to replace Zelinski as Ukraine leader will inevitably delay the possibility of a ceasefire.

However, Trump added that Putin knew that he was angry at him. He said that Putin “is a very good relationship” and “anger is dissipated quickly … if he does the right thing.”

What Putin said about Zelinski?

Putin said Zelinski lacks legitimacy to sign the peace agreement.

The Russian leader has often claimed that the Ukrainian government is illegal, since the insect of 2014 for Moscow Victor Yanukovic, who claims that the Kremlin supports us.

On Thursday, Putin suggested the establishment of a temporary administration in Ukraine under the supervision of the United Nations. This proposal was rejected by United Nations Secretary -General Antonio Guterres.

Zelenskyy was sworn in as president of Ukraine in 2019 for a period of five years. The war broke out after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While Ukraine was supposed to hold presidential elections in 2024, the country was under Customary rulings Because of the war, its constitution is not allowed to hold elections under the conditions of martial law.

Although Trump has now criticized Putin for his interrogation of the legitimacy of Zelinski as President of Ukraine, the American leader did the same not long ago.

In February, amid tensions with the Ukrainian leader, Trump Zelinski described as “”A dictator without elections“In a post on the social truth platform.

What is the state of diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine war?

During his presidential campaign, Trump promised that he would stop the Ukraine war.

Since its opening, negotiating teams in the United States have met separately with Russian and Ukrainian teams several times in Saudi Arabia to discuss the conditions of peace. Trump has spoken separately to Putin and Zellinski since then.

The three sides agreed on March 25 to stop using military force in Black Sea. They also agreed to stop the attacks on energy infrastructure in Russia and Ukraine 30 days. However, the two sides accused each other of violating this and attacking energy facilities.

Ukraine and the United States have agreed to a 30 -day full ceasefire on the ground and the sea, pending the approval of Russia. Putin This proposal did not signQuoting the reservations that Ukraine may use this period to reinforcing it-including advanced western weapons supplies-and more soldiers are mobilized at a time when the workforce deficiency is facing.

What has Trump threatened – and will he work?

Trump threatened “secondary definitions” on Russian oil if Moscow sees responsible for not reaching the ceasefire agreement.

“If we are unable to Russia and Russia to conclude a deal about stopping bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I believed that this was Russia’s mistake – which may not be so – but if I thought it was Russia’s mistake, I will put a secondary tariff on all the oil that comes out of Russia,” Trump said during an interview with NBC.

“This will be that if you bought oil from Russia, you cannot do business in the United States. There will be a 25 percent tariff for all oil, and a tariff of 25 to 50 points on all oil.”

Kiir Giles, a London -based Chatham House’s Chatham House consulting consulting that it is unclear whether these threats would put pressure on Russia.

“We have seen separate threats by Trump to impose a kind of economic pressure on Russia, but they have never sustained,” Gayles said, adding that it would be a “radical exit” from his previous approach to the war if Trump imposes pressure on Moscow, instead of Kyiv.

“We don’t know if this threat is empty, but the previous match was, and Putin knows this,” said Giles.

What are the secondary definitions?

Through “secondary definitions”, Trump appears to mean definitions on imports from countries that buy Russian oil.

The United States has long led campaigns for what is known as secondary sanctions – as countries that are trading with a certified country also face sanctions. For example, there are secondary sanctions against the purchase of Iranian oil or heavy military equipment from Russia: countries, companies and individuals who participate in this trade at the risk of US sanctions.

The threat of US secondary sanctions is the reason that most international banks and financial institutions are no longer involved in trade with Russia or Iran – they do not want to risk business loss in the United States.

On the contrary, secondary definitions were not relatively tested as a phenomenon. Last week, Trump also imposed a 25 percent secondary tariff on US imports from any country that buys oil and gas from Venezuela.

What countries can the secondary definitions of Trump hurt me?

If Trump imposes a secondary tariff on Russian oil, India and China can be severely exposed.

India and China are the largest incorporated Russian crude buyers.

Russian oil accounted for 35 percent of the total crude imports in India in 2024, while it constitutes 19 percent of oil imports in China. Turkiye is also an importer of Russian oil – in 2023, up to 58 per cent of repeated oil imports from Russia.

How long will the secondary definitions of China, India and Turkish?

If Trump imposes these definitions, it is unclear whether they will be added to the current customs duties or if it will accommodate the other definitions already in place.

The United States is the largest export market in China. In 2024, China sold 463 billion dollars to the United States. But Trump is already he has 20 percent of the customs tariff was imposed On all imports from China.

India also considers the United States as the largest export market. Indian exports to the United States amounted to $ 91 billion in 2024. However, Trump has repeatedly and repeatedly against India’s high tariff for American imports.

Turkiye is relatively less exposed. The United States is the second largest export market, after Germany, at $ 17 billion in 2024.

However, Trump threatened mutual definitions, a dream, from April 2 against all American commercial partners.

And if Trump is really cracking on countries that buy Russian oil, India may find itself under Washington scrutiny. This is because India – which has 22 oil refineries, including the largest world in Jammagar, West Gujarat, has long been accused of buying, refining Russian oil, selling it to the west, and helping Moscow to undermine Western sanctions.

In 2023, India exported 55.8 billion dollars of oil products such as gasoline and diesel to countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Belgium, which has strict sanctions on the import of Russian crude, according to the OEC.

After Canada, India is the second largest source of refined oil for the United States, with 7.5 percent of US oil exports as of 2023, and the data of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development appears.

But India has long argued that by buying Russian oil, it launched a raw from other sources, such as the Middle East and Africa, for the western countries for purchase, and maintaining global oil prices under control. If oil is no longer from Russia – a pioneering product – available to anyone, then each country will need a stampede to obtain limited supplies of crude from another place, which leads to high prices.