US media quotes the White House press secretary as saying this is because of sanctions on Moscow.

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.

  • Delascas@feddit.ukEnglish
    191·
    23 hours 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.comEnglish
      15·
      23 hours 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.caEnglish
        7·
        22 hours 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?