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

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.

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.

Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit died by suicide on Monday, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him from the job, officials said. Starovoit was dismissed by Putin on Monday morning.