[00:00] Claire Donovan: From Neural Newscast, I'm Claire Donovan.
[00:03] Claire Donovan: And I'm Cole Mercer.
[00:05] Claire Donovan: Russia's war in Ukraine reaches a grim four-year milestone this week as domestic economic pressures mount.
[00:13] Claire Donovan: We will examine how rising taxes and inflation are hitting Russian households.
[00:18] Claire Donovan: President Trump is threatening massive new tariffs on global trade partners following a major court defeat.
[00:25] Claire Donovan: We have details on the looming Tuesday deadline for a new 15% import tax.
[00:31] Claire Donovan: Russia is now entering its fifth year of a conflict that was originally intended to be a brief military operation,
[00:38] Claire Donovan: The war has now lasted longer than the Soviet Union's fight against Nazi Germany.
[00:44] Claire Donovan: The human cost is visible in towns like Yellets, where giant murals honor local soldiers killed in combat.
[00:52] Claire Donovan: Recruitment billboards now offer signing bonuses of 15,000 pounds to attract new volunteers.
[00:59] Claire Donovan: Workplace policy and daily living standards are suffering as the Kremlin raises VAT from 20 to 22 percent.
[01:08] Claire Donovan: Small business owners report that rising utility bills and tax hikes are forcing frequent price increases.
[01:15] Claire Donovan: Security concerns have also reached the Russian interior, with frequent Ukrainian drone strikes in the Lipitsk region.
[01:23] Claire Donovan: Authorities have installed concrete emergency shelters at bus stops and parks for the first
[01:29] Claire Donovan: time.
[01:29] Claire Donovan: Turning now to Washington, where the administration is facing a legal setback on its international
[01:35] Claire Donovan: trade policy, the Supreme Court recently struck down the bulk of global tariffs imposed by
[01:40] Claire Donovan: the president last year.
[01:42] Claire Donovan: The court ruled that the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act
[01:47] Claire Donovan: does not authorize such sweeping levies.
[01:50] Claire Donovan: This decision has created immediate chaos for trade deals negotiated under the threat of those taxes.
[01:56] Claire Donovan: So, salmon does have iron in it, but it's not a lot.
[02:01] Claire Donovan: There's better sources of iron.
[02:02] Claire Donovan: President Trump responded on social media by warning countries not to use the court ruling
[02:08] Claire Donovan: as an excuse to retreat.
[02:10] Claire Donovan: He threatened much higher tariffs for any nation that plays games with their current trade commitments.
[02:16] Claire Donovan: The international community is already pulling back as the European Union suspended the ratification of a summer trade deal.
[02:23] Claire Donovan: India has also deferred talks to finalize a recent agreement while they evaluate the new legal landscape.
[02:29] Claire Donovan: The president is moving forward with a new 10% global tariff that he recently increased to 15%.
[02:37] Claire Donovan: This measure is scheduled to take effect this Tuesday, despite the ongoing legal and diplomatic uncertainty.
[02:44] Claire Donovan: I'm Claire Donovan.
[02:45] Claire Donovan: And I'm Cole Mercer.
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