Russia on Wednesday rejected US President Donald Trump’s “paper tiger” comment. The Kremlin said Trump was acting as a businessman, forcing the world to buy American oil and gas. The exchange followed Trump’s UN speech targeting Russia, China, India, and Europe over energy and the Ukraine war.
BulletsIn
- Kremlin calls Trump a businessman pushing costly US oil, gas
- Comes after Trump said China, India funding war by buying Russian oil
- Trump demanded Europe stop all energy imports from Russia
- Trump warned Russia of severe new tariffs if war continues
- July: Trump imposed 25% tariff on Indian goods, later raised to 50%
- Tariffs linked to India’s continued Russian oil imports, effective August 27
- Kremlin rejects Trump’s “paper tiger” tag, says Russia is “paper bear doesn’t exist”
- Russia says economy stable, though facing growth challenges
- Peskov: no choice but to continue Ukraine offensive since 2022
- Russia says war for national interests, future generations
- Relations with US remain weak, rapprochement “close to zero”




What do you think?
It is nice to know your opinion. Leave a comment.