The director of the National Economic Council of the White House Kevin Hassett in an interview with ABC News said that US President Donald Trump did not introduce duties against Russia due to the ongoing negotiations between Moscow and Washington to stop the war in Ukraine. “It is obvious that negotiations are underway with Russia and Ukraine, and I think that the president decided not to combine these two issues. This does not mean that Russia will be treated in a completely different way than any other country, ”Hasset said. He noted that “Russia is in the process of negotiations about the world that actually affect thousands and thousands of human lives”, and Trump “focused on this right now.” The white house of Caroline Litt previously claimed that Trump did not introduce duties on Russian goods due to the fact that American sanctions were already excluding any “significant trade” with Russia. In turn, the head of the US Ministry of Finance Scott Immotrot in an interview with Fox News said that trade with Russia is not conducted due to sanctions, so they are not in the list of countries in which duties are introduced. In 2024, the trade between Russia and the United States amounted to $ 3.5 billion-this is the lowest indicator since 1992. In 2021, even before the full -scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, this figure was $ 35 billion. US President Donald Trump announced on April 2, which introduces duties on goods from other countries. The list of countries in relation to which they are introduced are China, Great Britain, Japan, Taiwan and many others. It also has Ukraine (the amount of duties will be 10%), Kazakhstan (27%), Moldova (31%), Georgia (10%). “Trump called this the day of liberation. I call it the day of inflation ”as politicians and experts react to duties that the US president introduced against the whole world“ Trump called this day of liberation. I call it the day of inflation ”as politicians and experts react to the duties that the US president introduced against the whole world (Tagstotranslate) News
