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Russia not on Trump's tariff list (www.bbc.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world
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Russia was not included in the countries hit by Trump's tariff. The press secretary say it's because previous sanction "preclude any meaningful trade," but other countries that do even less trade, such as Syria, were on the list.

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[-] ninthant@lemmy.ca 73 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Everyone makes jokes like it’s funny but it bears repeating in a serious tone.

Trump either is a Russian asset, or has been successfully manipulated by Russian assets for many years. Whichever one it is doesn’t even matter that much because their level of control is so significant.

No, he’s not just “Trump being Trump“ or some coincidence, it’s a specific pattern with a plethora of supporting evidence. This news is an extra grain of sand stacked on mountain. All by itself, the unexplainable appointment of Russian agent Tulsi Gabbard to head of US intelligence should be proof enough.

The rest of the world needs to take this seriously even if the American voters don’t. The evidence demands that countries should stop intelligence cooperation, and should move with haste to remove American equipment from areas of critical infrastructure and national security. Amongst other things.

That’s a big problem and nontrivial to accomplish but we can’t deal with it by laughing and being smug about how dumb Americans are.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 weeks ago

The other Five Eyes countries would do well to be extremely careful about what they share with the USA these days. And if they have the ability, they should plant specific information with the USA only, and see whether Russia acts on it.

[-] MemmingenFan923@feddit.org 56 points 2 weeks ago

Never bite the hands that feeds you.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

But Cuba is also not on the list

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

uh? i assume /s, they got embargo

[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago

Russian puppet didn't put tarrifs on his puppet masters? What a surprise!

[-] tonytins@pawb.social 29 points 2 weeks ago

"Well, Trump, you just put a tariff on every fictional and real country on earth, except Russia. Now what?"

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know, let me ask Vlad!

[-] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago

This is some 6D chess move: if you can't remove sanctions on Russia, how about adding sanctions to everyone else until it doesn't matter?

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

The US imposed large-scale sanctions on Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Trump has generally taken a friendlier approach to Russia since his return to the White House.

I swear . . . .

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[-] Litebit@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

wow, not even the blanket 10% ?

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

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[-] 467265654C75696769@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Krasnov Tariffnik

[-] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

This is because Russia already has sanctions, it's also why Cuba isn't on the list.

[-] Delascas@feddit.uk 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Myanmar, Syria, Venezuela, Libya and Pakistan are all under one or more forms of US sanctions - yet are on the tariff list. Sorry . . until proven otherwise, there is no other logical explanation for the "friends of Vlad" being excluded except . . . the orange one is also a friend of Vlad.

[-] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Aye I mean I have no idea wtf is going on I kinda doubt anyone does right now. It certainly doesn't help his case in not being a Russian asset, I'm just trying to find some sense in this shitfuckery.

[-] stardust@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago

Has America even given a reason to be given the benefit of the doubt on anything since the asset to Russia came into power?

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Why are uninhabited islands on the list?

[-] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

I have no fucking idea lol.

[-] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Syria also has sanctions, has less trade with the U.S. than Russia and is on the list.

[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

With the sanctions we have do we even still buy stuff from them? There are other places on the list we don't buy stuff from either so that's no excuse. Just wondering

[-] Saeveo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, $3bn worth last year.

[-] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

We have so much meaningful trade with those uninhabited islands he tariffed

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