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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    4 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.

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      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.

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        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?