White House senior counselor Peter Navarro told Newsmax on Friday that President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs and secondary sanctions are part of a broader strategy to pressure Russia into a ceasefire with Ukraine and return to what he called “pax Americana.”

“That’s clearly the strategic use of tariffs,” Navarro told “The Record With Greta Van Susteren.” “We’re in a national emergency with Russia and [with] the way things are going; so, sanctions alone, we’ve learned that from the first term, they’re an important weapon, but they’re not sufficient.”

Navarro said the Trump administration’s approach would combine traditional sanctions with tariffs targeting nations that help Russia skirt restrictions through tactics such as shadow oil fleets.

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