US EditionWhite House defends not including Russia, North Korea on tariffs
- The White House defended not imposing tariffs on Russia and North Korea, citing existing sanctions against Russia and 'no meaningful trade' with the two countries.
- Critics questioned the exclusion of Russia from the tariff list, with some accusing Trump of seeking Putin's favor.
- Ukraine faces a 10% tariff on exports to the US despite receiving significant military aid during the war against Russia.
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Russia escapes Trump Tariffs, as envoy pushes deals with Washington
As world governments and markets reel from steep new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, there was one major economy notably missing from the White House list — namely, Russia.It is already the target of massive Western sanctions on the financial, energy and defense sectors. Oligarchs and hundreds of high-ranking officials with Kremlin ties have also been slapped with sanctions. Tariffs on Russia, therefore, would have taken the country…
Why Russia was left off Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs list
The Kremlin was among a handful of countries noticeably exempt from Trump's decision to slap a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the US, as well as higher duties on some of its biggest trading partners.
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WTX NewsUS seems content to cosy up to Russia instead of imposing tariffs
Moscow has made it abundantly clear to Washington that there are lucrative deals to be done should relations between the two nations continue to thaw. It's not hard to see how new levies could derail that.
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