Russia not on Trump's tariff list
www.bbc.com
US media quotes the White House press secretary as saying this is because of sanctions on Moscow.

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.

    • hansolo@lemm.eeEnglish
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      5 hours ago

      So then why did Somalia or Burkina Faso not make the list? Does Putin care about them? Not really.

      Occam’s razor here is pretty easy to see as “Sanctioned counties, and we missed two.”

      • null@slrpnk.netEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        That wasn’t a comprehensive list, just 2 off the jump.

        So no, the simpler answer is that sanctions simply aren’t a factor. They didn’t list every country on the planet.

        • hansolo@lemm.eeEnglish
          11·
          4 hours ago

          Sure, whatever you need to believe with no evidence to support it. At least a 80% correlation with the sanctions list mes a touch of sense.

          • null@slrpnk.netEnglish
            1·
            4 hours ago

            Claiming that Trump is constantly kissing Putin’s ass isn’t a conspiracy. It’s not even a secret…

            Sure, whatever you need to believe with no evidence to support it

            So where’s your evidence that the list of countries was generated by AI?