White House: US did not impose new tariffs on Russian imports due to peace talks
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Mon, 07 Apr 2025 04:08:59 +0300
White House Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett has explained why the United States has not imposed new tariffs on imports from Russia.
He has stated that the decision was made due to the ongoing peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
Source Hassett in an interview with ABC News Details Hassett explained that the decision not to include Russia on the list of countries facing new tariffs is connected to the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
According to him, the United States does not want to complicate the negotiations with additional trade issues, as this could negatively affect the process.
Theres obviously an ongoing negotiation with Russia and Ukraine, and I think the president made the decision not to conflate the two issues, he said.
Russia is in the midst of negotiations over peace that affects, really, thousands and thousands of lives of people, and thats what President Trump is focused on right now, Hassett stated.
It doesnt mean that Russia, the fullest of time, is going to be treated wildly different than every other country, but Russia is one of the only countries, one of the few countries, that is not subject to these new tariffs, arent they Theyre in the middle of a negotiation, he explained.
It is worth noting that the United States did impose new tariffs on Ukraine, which is also a participant in the peace talks.
Background On 2 April, US President Donald Trump officially announced the beginning of a trade war with all countries of the world, introducing tariffs ranging from 10 to 50 on imports to the United States, depending on the country of origin.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt stated that Russia had not been included in the tariff lists because US sanctions already preclude any meaningful trade.
However, the US still trades with Russia more than with some of the countries that were included in Trumps tariff list.
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