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8. White House Official Explains Why Russia Isn't On Donald Trump's New Tariffs List

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 08:24 AM

Apr 2025

Lee Moran
Thu, April 3, 2025 at 4:34 AM EDT1 min read

Donald Trump’s new trade crackdown had one eyebrow-raising omission: Russia.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Axios the reason for Russia’s exclusion was that economic sanctions imposed on the country following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine already “preclude any meaningful trade.”

U.S.-Russia annual trade has been reduced to just $3.5 billion per year.

Cuba, North Korea and top Russia ally Belarus were left off Trump’s new tariffs list for the same reason, said Leavitt.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-official-explains-why-083453243.html

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Why Was Russia Left Off The Tariff List? [View all] WiVoter Apr 2025 OP

Trump doesn't want to piss off Putin.. Omnipresent Apr 2025 #1

Surely WiVoter Apr 2025 #7

With Trump and Putin negotiating mineral and rare earth deals C_U_L8R Apr 2025 #2

There are numerous other countries on Krasnov's tariff list gab13by13 Apr 2025 #3

We have tariffs on islands with only penguin residents. So yes it is bullshit. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #4

Hmm. tanyev Apr 2025 #5

Yep, it's a steaming pile of bs all right. Swede Apr 2025 #6

White House Official Explains Why Russia Isn't On Donald Trump's New Tariffs List Passages Apr 2025 #8

NY Times asks the same question - why is Russia special? BoRaGard Apr 2025 #9

Hit The Paywall WiVoter Apr 2025 #10