Russia’s economy ‘stinks,’ Trump says, and lower oil prices will stop its war machine

Russia’s economy ‘stinks,’ Trump says, and lower oil prices will stop its war machine

The rift between Moscow and Washington looks set to deepen after U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Russia’s economy “stinks” and that lower oil prices will hammer President Vladimir Putin’s oil-funded war machine.

“Putin will stop killing people if you get energy down another $10 a barrel. He’s going to have no choice because his economy stinks,” the president told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”