Comment by taspeotis
7 days ago
They’re sanctioned up the wazoo
> U.S. total goods trade with Russia were an estimated $3.5 billion in 2024.
Among European Union members:
> The total bilateral trade in goods reached €851 billion in 2023.
7 days ago
They’re sanctioned up the wazoo
> U.S. total goods trade with Russia were an estimated $3.5 billion in 2024.
Among European Union members:
> The total bilateral trade in goods reached €851 billion in 2023.
That makes no difference to who should get tariffs by the administration's own logic. They're cozying up to Russia. No other explanation is feasible.
I can think of at least a dozen reasons but I'll give you one: We are in delicate peace negotiations with Russia _right_ now. There is good reason to isolate all foreign policy decisions with that country to those negotiations. It is called doing more than one thing at a time.
We are also in delicate peace negotiations with Ukraine right now, but we still put import taxes on them. If you think that the administration would put more import taxes on Russia after the negotiations are done, then at least you're consistent. I need your other 11+ reasons to be convinced.
Ukraine is party to those same delicate peace negotiations. Why weren't they excluded, if this is the reason why?
If we were in delicate peace negotiations then we should put more pressure on them. Tell them extra tarrifs will be removed if they agree. The main reason there is still war is Putins stubbornness in admitting he started an unwinnable war. More pressure is helpful
You mean delicate play to dismantle Ukraine, sell it bit by bit to Russia and steal the remaining resources?
You can’t possibly qualify this shitshow as "peace negotiations"
I'm not sure Krasnov will do anything to offend Russia.
Ukraine has around $1.2 billion and still got 10% tariffs.
Europe buys oil and gas from Russia. But EU has set maximum prices what screws russia.
Considering Russia has been disobeying orders and Australia and Japan have done almost nothing to the USA, then why not give it to them a bit harder?
So? Let’s not give it too hard to poor Russia?