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Trump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian oil (apnews.com)

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[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Because Trump didn't put tariffs directly to Russia, doesn't matter that it doesn't make any sense to tariff someone that you sanctioned instead you pressure the countries that trade with it.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

And I guess they think the sanctions are just natural and there's nothing Trump can do about them.

[–] mukt@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How much is the annual US-Russian trade at retail level?

[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports/russia