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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.

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[–] ninthant@lemmy.ca 76 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Everyone makes jokes like it’s funny but it bears repeating in a serious tone.

Trump either is a Russian asset, or has been successfully manipulated by Russian assets for many years. Whichever one it is doesn’t even matter that much because their level of control is so significant.

No, he’s not just “Trump being Trump“ or some coincidence, it’s a specific pattern with a plethora of supporting evidence. This news is an extra grain of sand stacked on mountain. All by itself, the unexplainable appointment of Russian agent Tulsi Gabbard to head of US intelligence should be proof enough.

The rest of the world needs to take this seriously even if the American voters don’t. The evidence demands that countries should stop intelligence cooperation, and should move with haste to remove American equipment from areas of critical infrastructure and national security. Amongst other things.

That’s a big problem and nontrivial to accomplish but we can’t deal with it by laughing and being smug about how dumb Americans are.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago

The other Five Eyes countries would do well to be extremely careful about what they share with the USA these days. And if they have the ability, they should plant specific information with the USA only, and see whether Russia acts on it.

[–] MemmingenFan923@feddit.org 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never bite the hands that feeds you.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But Cuba is also not on the list

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

uh? i assume /s, they got embargo

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Well, Trump, you just put a tariff on every fictional and real country on earth, except Russia. Now what?"

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I don't know, let me ask Vlad!

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 4 points 1 year ago

This is some 6D chess move: if you can't remove sanctions on Russia, how about adding sanctions to everyone else until it doesn't matter?

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

Russian puppet didn't put tarrifs on his puppet masters? What a surprise!

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

The US imposed large-scale sanctions on Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Trump has generally taken a friendlier approach to Russia since his return to the White House.

I swear . . . .

It would be REALLY GREAT if you could GET IT corporate news! ANY TIME NOW OK THANK YOU

[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

wow, not even the blanket 10% ?

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

10% cash back bonus

El Salvador is on the list despite the salvadoran fascist president licking trumps asshole

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

With the sanctions we have do we even still buy stuff from them? There are other places on the list we don't buy stuff from either so that's no excuse. Just wondering

[–] Saeveo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, $3bn worth last year.

Krasnov Tariffnik

[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We have so much meaningful trade with those uninhabited islands he tariffed