US President Donald Trump said he is "strongly considering" supporting a proposed sanctions bill that would impose a 500 per cent tariff on countries like India and China that continue purchasing Russian energy products.

India has rejected Australia's push for deeper tariff cuts on dairy and alcohol, hampering efforts to conclude the second phase of a trade pact by year-end, two Indian government sources said.

Donald Trump has threatened a staggering 500% secondary tariff on nations trading with Russia. But Moscow isn't flinching. Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov declared the new threat won't change anything,

India remains one of the few countries still in talks with the US at a time when the Trump administration is preparing to enforce steep new tariffs on imports from several nations starting August 1.

A proposed bipartisan US sanctions bill threatens to impose a 500 per cent tariff on countries like India that continue buying Russian oil. But President Donald Trump is pushing for complete control over its implementation — turning the legislation into a litmus test for US foreign policy,

Trump, who has called Bolsonaro a friend, had hosted him at his Mar-a-Lago resort back in 2020, when both were in office.

The pause on the biggest of Trump's tariffs won't end this week, but the president continues to pledge steep new duties against major countries.

Blunt letters dictating terms posted to social media and changes late in negotiations have left trading partners wondering what President Trump will do next.