Russia is not on the Trump Tariff List

A country that does not participate in the list of Donald Trump’s tariffs for US trading partners was Russia.

Axiots cited in US Axios The White House press release Carolyn Levitt says this is because the existing US sanctions on Russia “exclude any meaningful trade” and noting that Cuba, Belarus and North Korea are also not included.

However, the nations with even less trade in the United States – like Syria, which exported $ 11 million products last year, according to UN data, quoted by the economy trade – were on the list.

The United States has imposed large-scale sanctions on Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Trump generally used a more friendly approach to Russia after returning to the White House.

Trump made the end of war a priority and a A senior Russian employee is in Washington this week For meetings with his administration, as negotiations continue on a transaction.

Last month, Trump threatened to impose a 50% tariff on countries that buy Russian oil if Russian President Vladimir Putin did not agree to end the fire.

On Thursday, Russian media also claimed that their country was not on the list of vast tariffs of President Trump because of existing sanctions.

“No tariffs on Russia have been imposed, but this is not because of some special treatment. This is simply because Western sanctions are already available against our country,” says State -run Rossiya 24 television.

According to her sister Channel Rosia 1, Russia is missing on the list “Until the disappointment of many in the West.”

Many Kremlin -controlled media are specifically targeted at US Secretary of Finance Scott Bensten, who told Fox News: “Russia and Belarus, we are not trading. They are sanctioned.”

According to the US Sales Representative, the US is importing goods from Russia worth $ 3.5 billion ($ 2.7 billion in 2024. It consists mainly of fertilizers, nuclear fuel and some metals, according to trade and Russian media.

Some of the Russian reflections have taken a mocking tone, with the Pro-Kremlin NTV saying that Trump treats America’s allies in Europe as “fortresses” that react only with “sternum”.

Many, such as Zvezda TV, which is run by the Russian Defense Ministry, noted the inclusion of the uninhabited island of Hurd and the islands of McDonald in the list of tariffs.

“It seems that some penguins will have to pay the 10%tariff,” Zvezda said.

Meanwhile, Ukraine faces a 10% tariff for its exports to the United States.

The first deputy chairman in the country, Julia Sviiridko, says the new US tariff will hit the most small producers.

She also says that Ukraine “works to provide better conditions.”

In 2024, Ukraine exported goods worth $ 874 million (£ 642 million) to the United States and imported $ 3.4 billion from the United States, according to the Deputy Prime Minister.

“Ukraine has many to offer the United States as a reliable ally and partner,” she added. “Fair tariffs are of benefit to both sides.”

Despite the small scale of trade, the US has provided significant significant support for the war against Russia. Trump spores The fact that the United States has spent $ 300 to $ 350 billion on such help, while the US Department of Defense said $ 182.8 billion was “assigned” – a figure that covers US military training and the US defense supply – for Operation Atlantic Atlantic decisions.