Trump using oil tariffs, sanction threats as leverage ahead of Putin showdown in Alaska

President Donald Trump will travel to Alaska on Friday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he looks to move negotiations that would bring an end to Russia's war against Ukraine.Trump has tried to bring the two sides to the negotiating table to end the war and has ratcheted up his rhetoric against Russia if it continues to refuse to agree to a ceasefire. His administration has also taken steps to undercut Putin's economic leverage by threatening tariffs on countries that continue to purchase Russian energy.Earlier this month, the White House announced that Trump signed an exe