President Donald Trump labeled the Russian Federation an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States” in an executive order issued on August 6th, 2025.

The statement followed a three‑hour meeting in Moscow between U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Vladimir Putin, which U.S. officials described as “highly productive” but without concrete agreement toward ending the Ukraine war. Trump concurrently issued an executive order imposing a new 25 % tariff on Indian goods—bringing the total rate to 50 %—targeting India’s ongoing imports of Russian oil, and warned similar measures could apply to other nations such as China.