BombOmOm@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 4 days agoTrump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian oilapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkTrump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian oilapnews.comBombOmOm@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squareTony Bark@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·4 days agoBut never a tariff on Russia itself.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 days agoIs there still trade with russia except e.g. medical goods?
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 days agohttps://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports/russia 2021 imports from Russia: $30.8B 2022: $15.1B 2023: $4.9B 2024: $3.7B The largest 2024 import appears to be fertilizer. For exports to Russia: 2021: $6.39B 2022: $1.72B 2023: $0.597B 2024: $0.526B The largest export appears to be “optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus”. So, yes, there’s still trade, though it’s greatly reduced from 2021.
minus-squaresocialsecurity@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoMinor. Maybe a few B total. Hitting India is good move. But also US would need to impose costs on china to send a proper message.
But never a tariff on Russia itself.
Is there still trade with russia except e.g. medical goods?
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports/russia
2021 imports from Russia: $30.8B
2022: $15.1B
2023: $4.9B
2024: $3.7B
The largest 2024 import appears to be fertilizer.
For exports to Russia:
2021: $6.39B
2022: $1.72B
2023: $0.597B
2024: $0.526B
The largest export appears to be “optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus”.
So, yes, there’s still trade, though it’s greatly reduced from 2021.
Minor. Maybe a few B total.
Hitting India is good move. But also US would need to impose costs on china to send a proper message.