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

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was not happy with Russian President Vladimir Putin and was  considering additional sanctions on Moscow, underscoring his frustration over the growing death toll in Russia's war with Ukraine.

Trump said after a call last week with Putin that he was unhappy with Russia’s president and “I don’t think he’s looking to stop” the war. Then, speaking at the start of a dinner he hosted for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday night, Trump said, “I’m not happy with President Putin at all.”

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.

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.