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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 bilate
by taspeotis 2y 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.
- bamboozled 2y agoConsidering 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?
- thiht 2y agoSo? Let’s not give it too hard to poor Russia?
- Extasia785 2y agoUkraine has around $1.2 billion and still got 10% tariffs.
- christianqchung 2y agoThat 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.
- macinjosh 2y agoI 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.
- SpicyLemonZest 2y agoUkraine is party to those same delicate peace negotiations. Why weren't they excluded, if this is the reason why?
- rat87 2y agoIf 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
- thiht 2y agoYou 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"
- christianqchung 2y agoWe 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.
- christianqchung 2y ago11+ conspicuously missing reasons later... Bro digitally simps for nations for political identity, and instantly folded under the lightest application of reasoning. That is sad.
- tim333 2y agoI'm not sure Krasnov will do anything to offend Russia.
- rvba 2y agoEurope buys oil and gas from Russia. But EU has set maximum prices what screws russia.