Summary
Russia was excluded from Trump’s sweeping tariff list due to existing U.S. sanctions that limit trade, White House officials claimed.
Despite lower trade volumes, countries like Syria were still included, prompting skepticism.
Trump has prioritized ending the war in Ukraine and threatened 50% tariffs on nations buying Russian oil. Russian state media framed the omission as sanctions-based, not favoritism, with some mocking Trump’s harsher stance on allies.
Ukraine, meanwhile, faces a 10% tariff despite the country’s strategic partnership with the U.S.
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“What? That can’t be so…”
Strange, what reason did the USA give for economically attacking all of their trading partners except Russia and Russia’s close allies?
Following Trump’s Rose Garden announcement, a White House official told NOTUS’ Jasmine Wright that Russia is “not on this list because sanctions from the Ukraine war have already rendered trade between the two countries as zero.” Obviously I think this is bullshit, but that’s the rationale.
The island populated by penguins has to pay tariffs but not Russia. Ok
Shocked I say. Shocked that Putin’s puppet is not putting Tariffs on someone that is trying to take over another country.
You know what other place has limited trace but still got hit with tariffs? Heard Island and Mcdonald Island since they are uninhabited.
Trump is a Russian loving traitor.
sanctions limits trade? but countries with hardly any trade with US are getting tariffs.
Lesotho - 50%, Saint Pierre & Miquelon - 50%.
But seriously, American consumers should say bye bye to cheap clothes, etc. as everything there is about to get a lot more expensive. The reality is that America was prospering in parts to all those third world countries. And it is kind of stupid to think that you can replace their products with local manufacturing as you lack both the skill set on the local work force nor the salary levels.
They also kicked all their immigrants who were working those shitty low paid jobs and I am sure as hell those employers are now struggling big time to find other people willing to do the same for the same pay.
Interesting to see what would happen. Prices of goods in US will go up due to tariffs, similar locally made good will be expensive too due to local cost of manufacturing, labor.
Meanwhile consumer in the rest of the world are enjoying life buying cheap clothes and electronics made in SEA, China, s.america and etc.
FFS people, sanctioned countries were not included. Somalia, Burkina Faso…also not included.
Let them deal in baseless conspiracy. Please deal in fact here.
Why? Isn’t that the easiest lowest hanging fruit possible?
