What do tariffs on China have to do with Ukraine? It seems like he just added that in there to make sure they weren’t really tempted to collectively call his bluff and leave Russia in (even more) economic catastrophe.
China has been supplying war material to Russia, and is the single largest customer for Russian oil which is one of the only things keeping the Russian economy semi-functional.
What do tariffs on China have to do with Ukraine? It seems like he just added that in there to make sure they weren’t really tempted to collectively call his bluff and leave Russia in (even more) economic catastrophe.
China has been supplying war material to Russia, and is the single largest customer for Russian oil which is one of the only things keeping the Russian economy semi-functional.