Trump Says He’s Readying More Tariffs on Russian Energy Buyers

President Donald Trump suggested he would impose increased tariffs on additional countries buying energy from Russia — including China — after saying earlier Tuesday that he would raise levies on Indian exports within 24 hours.

“We’ll be doing quite a bit of that,” Trump said when asked if he would follow through on a previous threat to impose tariffs on additional countries, including China. “We’ll see what happens over the next fairly short period of time.”

Trump also claimed that he “never said a percentage” that he would impose on Russian trading partners. Earlier this month, Trump told reporters he ...