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The Wall Street Journal |
Trade between Russia and the U.S. has dropped significantly since the imposition of numerous rounds of sanctions by Washington as punishment for the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.
Reuters |
U.S. customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump's unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries on Saturday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to ...
SFGate |
China is retaliating in a determined and at times highly detailed manner to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, led by a retaliatory 34% tax on all U.S. imports next week.

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Russia Wasn't on Trump's Tariffs List. Here's Why.
One country missing from President Trump’s new tariff list, despite running a trade surplus with the U.S. of $2.5 billion: Russia. The country was left off of a list of dozens that have much smaller trade imbalances with America,
Why did Russia escape Trump’s tariffs?
The U.S. already imposes heavy sanctions on Russia but still did approximately $3.5 billion in trade last year
White House Explains Why Russia Not Included in Trump's New Tariffs
Trump is calling his tariff policy "kind reciprocal," saying he could've been much harsher on US trading partners.
US starts collecting Trump's 10% tariff, smashing global trade norms
U.S. customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump's unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries on Saturday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week.
Editorial: Fix act that enabled Trump's tariffs
Set aside the wisdom of the tariffs President Donald Trump has levied on nearly all of America's trading partners and consider instead the mechanism for imposing them. Trump was able to bypass Congress and put in place trade policy that has the potential to upend the nation's economy by invoking his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to declare a national emergency caused by persistent trade deficits.
Trump's sweeping global tariffs come into force, others start April 9
US President Donald Trump's new sweeping global tariffs came into effect on Saturday. The US government introduced universal tariffs of a minimum of 10% on imports from all countries. Significantly higher punitive tariffs will apply for some,
A timeline of US-China tit-for-tat tariffs since Trump's first term
The Chinese tariffs, announced Friday and taking effect Thursday, match the rate of the ones Trump imposed this week on Chinese products flowing into the United States, coming on top of two rounds of 10% tariffs already declared in February and March,
Trump advisers say 50-plus countries have reached out for tariff talks with White House
The import taxes Trump announced last week have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system.
China to US: 'Market has spoken' after tariffs spur selloff
China said on Saturday "the market has spoken" in rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, and called on Washington for "equal-footed consultation" after global markets plunged in reaction to the trade levies that drew Chinese retaliation.
Sanctioned Russia escapes immediate US tariff hit, braces for long-term impact
The Russian economy, mainly insulated from Western markets by sanctions, has escaped immediate damage from sweeping U.S. tariffs but the Kremlin said on Friday it needs to take extra measures to minimise the impact of resulting market turbulence.
Trump's trade war targets island full of penguins, Russia faces no new tariffs
The U.S. may soon levy 10% tariffs on an Antarctic island largely populated by penguins, though “seals are also prominent.”
Russia Could Face 500% Uranium, Oil Tariffs Under GOP-Backed Proposal
A new bipartisan bill in U.S. could slap heavy costs on Vladimir Putin's war machine and hand Donald Trump extra leverage for the peace negotiations.
Russia not on Trump's tariff list
One country that did not feature on Donald Trump's list of tariffs on US trade partners was Russia.US outlet Axios quoted White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt as saying this was because existing US sanctions on Russia "preclude any meaningful trade" and noting that Cuba,
Russia, Cuba and North Korea escape worst of Trump's tariff wrath
While U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on allies and foes including Europe, India, Japan and China, some of the world's most heavily sanctioned countries - Russia, Belarus, Cuba and North Korea - avoided being singled out for special punitive treatment.
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Trump's targets for 'reciprocal' tariffs include uninhabited islands but exclude Russia and Iran
President Trump's sweeping new set of tariffs impact friends and foe alike, but also on the list are uninhabited islands while glaring omissions include Russia and Iran.
Why Trump left Russia, North Korea off ‘Liberation Day’ tariff list
Russia and North Korea were excluded from Trump's tariff list as neither country engages in meaningful trade relations with the United States.
As Russia refuses to accept ceasefire, will Trump pressure Moscow?
Ukraine and the U.S. agreed to implement a full 30-day ceasefire. Russia declined to do so, issuing a list of demands instead. On April 4, Russia hit a residential neighborhood in the city of Kryvyi Rih with ballistic missiles and drones,
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