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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy backed US President Donald Trump’s Tariff Against India for purchasing Russian crude oil. In an interview with ABC News on Sunday, the host asked, “You saw the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Did Trump's plan of putting tariffs on India backfire?” Responding to the question, Zelenskyy called Trump’s tariff ideas “right”. “It is the right idea to put tariffs on countries that continue to make deals with Russia,” he told ABC News presenter.

At the SCO summit in Tianjin, PM Modi, Jinping, and Putin were seen arriving together and engaging in a friendly exchange that drew global attention. The video of the trio sharing a light moment went crazy viral in the Western media. They called the India, China, and Russia unity a deadly combination for Trump’s tariff tantrum.

Zelenskyy calls for more sanctions on Russia

Earlier on Sunday, Zelenskyy called for sanctions against Russia after it launched its largest aerial assault of the Ukraine war Saturday night.

In a series of posts on X, Zelenskyy said that the statements by state leaders and institutions must be backed by strong actions such as "sanctions against Russia and individuals connected with Russia", which he suggested through tariffs and trade restrictions with Russia.

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He said, "It is important that today we saw a broad response from our partners to this strike. Clearly, Russia is trying to inflict pain on Ukraine with even more brazen attacks. This is a clear sign that Putin is testing the world - whether they will accept or tolerate this."

"That is why statements by state leaders and institutions must be backed by strong actions - sanctions against Russia and individuals connected with Russia, tough tariffs and other restrictions on trade with Russia. Their losses must be felt. That is what is truly convincing."

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"Equally important - our long-range capabilities. Putin does not want negotiations, he is clearly hiding from them, so Russia's fuel shortages and other economic troubles are the logical response to its refusal to agree to a ceasefire or a meeting at the leaders' level."

Trump announced on Sunday that he is ready to impose additional sanctions on Russia in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. When asked if he is ready to move to the second phase of sanctions against Russia and punishing Putin, Trump said, "Yes, I am..."

Russia's biggest done attack on Ukraine

Russia launched its largest aerial assault of the Ukraine war, deploying more than 800 drones and striking a Kyiv government building for the first time. An infant was among at least two people killed during drone strikes on several residential buildings in the Ukrainian capital, which was under an air-raid siren for 11 hours.

Zelenskyy said emergency services were working around the clock to address the aftermath of the attacks, which included over 800 drones and 13 missiles, four of which were ballistic.

(With inputs from agency)