A country that did not appear on the list of Donald Trump prices on American trade partners was Russia.
US Outlet Axios Cité The white house press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that it was due to the fact that the existing American sanctions against Russia “prevent any significant trade” and noting that Cuba, Belarus and North Korea were not included.
However, nations with even less trade with the United States – such as Syria, which exported $ 11 million in products last year according to the United Nations data cited by Trading Economics – appeared on the list.
The United States has imposed large-scale sanctions on Russia after its large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Trump has generally adopted a more friendly approach to Russia since its return to the White House.
He made the end of the war a priority and a The high Russian official is in Washington this week For meetings with its administration, negotiations continue on an agreement.
Last month, Trump threatened to impose a 50% tariff on Russian oil if Russian President Vladimir Putin did not accept a cease-fire.
On Thursday, Russian media also argued that their country was not on the list of radical rates due to existing sanctions.
“No price was imposed on Russia, but it is not because of special treatment. It is simply because Western sanctions are already in place against our country,” said Rossiya 24 TV managed by the State.
According to his sister channel Rossiya 1, Russia is absent from the list “to the disappointment of many in the West”.
Many media checked in the Kremlin have specifically referred to the US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, who told Fox News: “Russia and Bélarus, we are not exchanged with it. They are sanctioned.”
According to the office of the United States’ commercial representative, the United States has imported Russian goods worth $ 3.5 billion (2.7 billion pounds sterling) in 2024. It consisted mainly in fertilizers, nuclear fuel and certain metals, according to the commercial economy and the Russian media.
Part of the Russian coverage has taken a mocking tone, with the NTV Pro-Kremlin saying that Trump treated the American allies in Europe as “serfs” who only respond to “moaning”.
Many, like Zvezda TV which is managed by the Russian Ministry of Defense, notes the inclusion of the uninhabited islands and the McDonald’s islands on the list of prices.
“It looks like it is penguins who will have to pay the 10%price,” said Zvezda.
Ukraine, on the other hand, faces a 10% price on its exports to the United States.
The first Deputy Prime Minister of the country, Yulia Svyrydenko, said that the new American rate would mainly reach small producers.
She also said that Ukraine “worked to get better conditions”.
In 2024, Ukraine exported $ 874 million (642 million pounds sterling) of goods in the United States and imported $ 3.4 billion in the United States, according to the Deputy Prime Minister.
“Ukraine has a lot to offer the United States as a reliable ally and partner,” she added. “The equitable prices benefit the two countries.”
Despite the small scale of trade, the United States has provided significant material support for the war against Russia. Trump discussed That the United States has spent $ 300 to $ 350 billion on such aid, while the US Department of Defense said that $ 182.8 billion had been “appropriate” – a figure that covers US military training in Europe and the replenishment of US defense stocks – for Operation Atlantic Resolve.
The United States has also tried to conclude an agreement for Access to Ukrainian minerals As part of the negotiations to end the war.
