Fred Fleitz, former Trump National Security Council chief of staff, told Newsmax that Russian leaders, especially President Vladimir Putin, are worried about new threatened economic sanctions being imposed by President Donald Trump.

Fleitz told “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE” on Tuesday, “I think the Russians are very worried about these sanctions. Their economy’s in trouble, and Trump is obviously very serious about them.”

The so-called secondary sanctions threatened by Trump involve economic fees being charged against nations that buy energy and products from Russia. One of the largest buyers from Russia is India. It would be a new level of pressure to force Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine.

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