US Secondary Sanctions Bend to Oil Prices
Washington's threats of secondary sanctions and tariffs against large buyers of Russian energy will keep being waived or diluted whenever oil prices rise, so these measures work as bargaining positions and not as enforced policy, which benefits India, China and Russia.
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Trump's order created a 500% tariff on Russian goods and tariffs of up to 100% on buyers of Russian energy such as India and China, then suspended them immediately as Brent topped $111. Signing the measures and waiving them in the same order is the clearest case yet of secondary sanctions working as a bargaining position that gives way to oil prices.
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Supporting · October 17, 2026
Trump Waives New Russia Sanctions and Tariffs on Oil Buyers as Brent Tops $111 and Nasdaq 100 Falls 5.5% in a Week
Trump's order created a 500% tariff on Russian goods and tariffs of up to 100% on buyers of Russian energy such as India and China, then suspended them immediately as Brent topped $111. Signing the measures and waiving them in the same order is the clearest case yet of secondary sanctions working as a bargaining position that gives way to oil prices.
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