The U.S. president has threatened a 10 percent tariff on any country aligned with the BRICS bloc, a potential blow to Russia.

Minister of Transport Roman Starovoy likely killed himself hours after being fired by President Vladimir Putin.

His death has no official cause. No autopsy report has been made public. But one thing is certain. Another loyalist has vanished. And this time, even the Kremlin’s silence is speaking volumes.

By Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin fired his transport minister on Monday, in an unexpected move that comes at a time of significant challenges for the transport sector as the war in Ukraine drags on for a fourth year.

President Trump signaled that he’s ‘very strongly’ looking at sanctions on Russia amid stalled peace talks to end the Ukraine-Russia war.